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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jim Herold; A. Zundel; Thomas F. Stahovich

2: Example of typical student work. The image to the left is an example of neatly organized work while theimage to the right is an example of less organized work. Ink color denotes the semantic content of the ink. Greenindicates an equation pen stroke, blue indicates a FBD pen stroke, and black indicates a cross-out pen stroke. TheLiveScribe™ pens used ink and thus students were required to cross-out any unintended writing.In the present work, we analyze students’ solutions to the final exam. This test comprised ninequestions and covered all concepts covered throughout the course. The first problem of the examwas an ethics question. The expected answer to this problem was different from that of the otherproblems as it required a simple, one

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Stephanie G. Adams; Jeffrey W. Rieske

finished the summer with a sense of excitement about graduate educationand careers in academia. Throughout the program, the faculty coordinator, spent time talkingwith the students about career choices after completing the Ph.D., the graduate school process,research ethics and other relevant topics that appear to have had an impact on them. Thisprogram created a thoroughly positive experience for the student participants, faculty advisorsand student hosts. It is the first step in more undergraduate U.S. students going to graduateschool and to more students from Venezuela considering coming to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to pursue graduate degreesAcknowledgementsProceedings of the 2005 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society of

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Julia L. Morse

,projects, presentations, and other class assignments already being evaluated as part of thestudent’s graded course work. ∗While it is true that this information is already being collected and evaluated, usually studentwork combines several learning outcomes; the overall score provides little information towardassessment. For example, an exam may have only one or two questions that capture student“ability to practice professional ethics and social responsibility,” or this outcome may beembedded within a design problem. In such cases, the overall exam or assignment scores do notrepresent student performance of the one particular outcome in question. Unless the exam wasautomated through a scan form system or submitted electronically, someone must

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Norman D. Dennis

defensible recommendations to a client on wall andfoundation types for their depicted facility.In general the inclusion of additional non-geotechnical related design criteria has increased theamount of class time the instructor spends discussing issues related to costs, ethics, andconstructability. Students seemed to be less preoccupied with memorizing an analysis procedurethat they could reproduce by rote on an exam and more worried about big picture issues. Thedirection of learning has clearly shifted from the compartmentalized application of designconcepts learned only in the foundations course to integration of topics learned throughout thecurriculum.Course AssessmentStudents complain bitterly about the workload this design problem represents

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

F. G. Edwards; E. W. LeFevre; W. M. Hale

formula; but, it is possible to evaluate understanding usingother types of questions.LearningLevels of learning have been categorized by numerous researchers (Bloom, 1956; Biggs &Collis, 1982; Pask, 1975; Säljö, 1979; Anderson & Krathwohl, 2001) giving the engineeringinstructor some guidance as to the types of questions to ask to determine the level of learningthat the students have obtained. Bloom identified three domains of learning: 1) Cognitive, 2)Affective, and 3) Pshyco-Motor. Cognitive learning refers to knowledge skills, which is the areaof learning we are interested in for teaching engineering (except possibly for ethics). Cognitivelearning was further subdivided into levels of understanding, which from lowest to highest are

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2009 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kaylea Dunn

interpersonal skills essential (8)  Excellent organizational and planning skills (6)  Basic supervisory skills (1)  Attention to detail (4)  Strong work ethic essential to be successful (3)  Ability to communicate technical issues with a wide range of people (7)  Solve problems (6)  Work independently (1)  Business knowledge (2)  Theoretical understanding (8)Proceedings of the 2009 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education 5  Writing skills (4)  Project management (2)  Time management skills (4)  Ability to travel (1)  Software

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

B. Zhang; H. Misak; P.S. Dhanasekaran; D. Kalla; R. Asmatulu

benefit to society andimprove the environment in various ways. Nanoscale materials will make the products better interms of functionality, weight savings, less energy consumption and a cleaner environment.Shortcomings always exist when new unproven technology is released. Nanomaterial may helpclean certain environmental wastes, but contaminate environment in other ways. Choosing theright nanoscale materials is one of the key parameters for the future direction of nanotechnology.Engineering ethics need to be defined before the commercial use of nanotechnology. Riskassessment on new nanomaterial based application is important to evaluate potential risk to ourenvironment when the products are in use. Full life cycle evaluation and analysis for

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Suzanne Bilbeisi; John Phillips

, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, andsustainability. (ABET 2015) The inclusion of these student outcomes early in the programscurriculum allows us to illustrate to ABET the importance our curriculum places on theintegration of systems in the design process.The revision to the beginning design course to include the bridge project has allowed students tolook at structural concepts and requirements from a different point of view, one in which theycan utilize basic structural systems simultaneously to satisfy structural requirements for theproject while utilizing these requirements to help design an aesthetically pleasing bridge. Theinclusion of this project allows the beginning architecture student to establish a base upon

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. O'Connell; Gavin Duffy; Ted Burke; David Dorran

-directedtasks, and critical thinking, which overlap with the above-mentioned key skills associated withemployability. Another challenge for the tutor is dealing with the group dynamics that arisefrom personality and work ethic differences among group members.AssessmentAssessment varied somewhat among the three courses. In the Instrumentation course, studentteams conducted five projects. Assessment was divided between technical results (product) andgroup work (process). For assessment of technical results, each project culminated in either awritten report (one case), a poster paper (two cases), or a team presentation (two cases). Groupwork was assessed by instructor and tutor observation and a one-page reflection submitted byeach student at the end of

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Kevin R. Lewelling; Kevin S. Woolverton; Michael C. Reynolds

project. Our selected project stressed management principles bycreating realistic budgets, Gantt charts, fundraising, advertising, and managerial interactions.Likewise, teamwork was encouraged by real-world time demands, task complexity, moderncommunications, and public visibility.2.0 Project objectives and outcomesThere were four main objectives considered in selecting the “Holiday Light Show” project whichintroduced first-year engineering students to the following concepts. 1) Exposing students tocommunication methods within the global business environment will better equip students forinternational offices and understand differences in multicultural ethics. 2) The second objectiveis to encourage creative thinking. As the pace and volume of

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lawrence Whitman; S. Hossein Cheraghi; Janet Twomey

many tradeoffs concerning lean and green. To this end, through an NSF fundedproject, we are extending the existing simulation based model to focus on theeconomic and environmental sustainability constraints and the broad education tounderstand the impact of engineering solutions in an economic, environmentaland societal context.The primary intent of this effort is to foster learning of class concepts and toimpact the breadth of student learning (in terms of ABET outcomes “(c) an abilityto design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realisticconstraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health andsafety, manufacturability, and sustainability” and (h) “the broad educationnecessary to understand

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Christopher C. Ibeh; Monika Bubacz; Andrey Beyle; Stefano Bietto; Stan Scoville; Dilip Paul; Charles Blatchley

nanotechnology and nanocomposites in industry and society, developmentof simple, cost-effective laboratory experiments (teachers), enhancement of research anddevelopment skills, and development of entrepreneurial skills.Several undergraduate and graduate students are sponsored year-long by CNCMM, andare required to participate in CNCMM’s research, education, ethics, entrepreneurship,assessment and dissemination (RE3AD) program[26]. ConclusionsCNCMM is a viable research and education unit at Pittsburg State University that ispositioned to enhance Kansas’ relatively new nanocomposites industry by establishing anexcellent research and education center for nanocomposites and multifunctional materialswith focus on naval

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman P.E., Wichita State University; Don Malzahn, Wichita State University

of an economic, social, and political environment,  Students are required to deal with a wide variety of issues and constraints, most of which are revealed only through active experimentation on their parts,  Problem incorporate ethics, economics, and global issues, requiring students to demonstrate lifelong learning, and  Activity is scalable providing good, highly effective students more than they can handle (force them to make effort allocation decisions) while less capable students have the opportunity to achieve success.The capstone project in an engineering degree should be just that, a capstoneexperience providing students with the confidence to practice as engineers. Thesestudents

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University at Erie – The Behrend College

social issues, economic issues, safety issues and ethical issues. Students arealso exposed to project management including such topics as scheduling, budgeting andreporting. Communication and teamwork are stressed. Many of these skills are needed for thesuccessful completion of the senior project. The nature of these projects requires the students tosystematically complete their long-term project goals, so good planning is essential. The coursesalso include guidance in resume writing and interviewing skills.One instructor is responsible for the overall course content and grading. Other faculty membersare asked to serve as advisors on the project. Advisors are selected based, as much as possible, “Proceedings of the 2006 Midwest Section

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Ahmed M El-Sherbeeny, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Andrea E. Ware, West Virginia University; James E. Smith, West Virginia University

engineeringdisciplines and careers, as well as an opportunity for the development of study skills and timemanagement practices. The other two freshman engineering courses form a two-course sequencewith a problem-solving emphasis. Both courses use individual assignments and team projects toteach fundamental engineering topics, basic professional skills, and ethics, and the use of avariety of computer tools. The second semester engineering course is the result of a recentredesign of a traditional programming course to a hands-on, problem-centered and project basedtechnical problem-solving course which uses software as a problem-solving tool. The newcourse, taught for the first time in Spring 2006, is the result of identifying desired learningoutcomes, examining

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2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Pedro Leite, Kansas State University at Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University at Salina

and principles they needto know in order to act upon these problems4.Information LiteracyAccording to the Association of College and Research Libraries’1 web site the informationliterate student will be able to: (1) determine the nature and extent of the information needed, (2)access needed information effectively and efficiently, (3) evaluate information and its sourcescritically and incorporates selected information into his or her knowledge base and value system,(4) individually or as a member of a group, use information effectively to accomplish a specificpurpose, and (5) understand many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the useof information and accesses and use information ethically and legally.The need for improved

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Jessica L. Buck; Bertiel Harris; Elizabeth Y. McInnis

service-learning.However, it is a well established fact that we learn through combinations of thought andaction, reflection and practice, theory and application (Kendall, 1988). Effective learningcan be achieved while discussing intellectual, civic, ethical, moral, cross-cultural, career, orpersonal goals (Kendall, 1990; Lisman, 1998). “Students from middle schools are mastering 149academic content standards while immersed in hands-on, technology-integrated projectsthat provide learning experiences that are not usually possible within the confines of thetraditional classroom” (Bradford, 2005, p.1). This emphasized that service learning isintegral in school learning process. This process becomes more

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly

roadmap for the civil engineering profession, ASCE defines civil engineers as individualsentrusted by society to create a sustainable world and enhance the global quality of life1. Also,in its Vision 2025 for the profession, ASCE stipulates that civil engineers serve competently,collaboratively, and ethically as master:  Planners, designers, constructors, and operators of society’s economic and social engine—the built environment;  Stewards of the natural environment and its resources;  Innovators and integrators of ideas and technology across the public, private, and academic sectors;  Managers of risk and uncertainty caused by natural events, accidents, and other threats; and  Leaders in

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Barrie Jackson

thesis work of the students and the thesis work of our students. Engineering has been defined as a profession that works at the margins of a number ofpure disciplines, a gloriously marginal profession. What is it that we in the colleges andUniversities offer that is unique? The college system is based primarily of the potential areas foremployment of their graduates. It is a quite nimble system where courses can be instituted ordropped depending on the potential for graduates to find employment. I would like to think that “Professional Skills” is the area where a University degreeshould offer a significant difference. There is no question that a practising professional engineertoday is likely to be confronted with ethical

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Peter J. Shull; Jessica M. Crandall

typicalof any academic environment.ContextThe sample in this study was made up of first-year engineering students in seven sections of afirst-year seminar at a branch campus of a major university in the east coast of the United States.The school functions as a small liberal arts college with an engineering school. The engineeringprogram is the largest program within the college. The course is a first year engineering designseminar that meets six hours per week in two hour blocks. The primary course goals include:engineering and communication computer tools, engineering design and design process, writtenand oral communication, engineering in a global economy, and ethics. The primary educationalvehicle to achieve these goals is design projects. In

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

William J. Kelly

..) as well as technical challenges (eg. biofuels – cellulose source..). Such interaction is ofcourse unique and allows for development of some “softer skills” such as global communication and teamwork, an ability to work effectively in diverse and multicultural environments and an ability to synthesize engineering, business and societal perspectives in a creative, productive and ethical manner that have been identified as important and consistent with the “engineer 2020” concept5 by a number of researchers6. • The addition of qualified (Sligo) students, with a diverse background and unique and global perspectives, into the Villanova classroom. • Potential for

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Andrea L. Welker; Leslie McCarthy; John Komlos; Alfred Fry

information that is the challenge.The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)1 defines an information literateperson as someone who can: Determine the extent of information needed Access the needed information effectively and efficiently Evaluate information and its sources critically Incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base Use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose Understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legallyThese outcomes, in essence, describe someone that has learned how to learn2. The successfulattainment of these skills enables a

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David W. Dinehart; Timothy Harrington; Matthew Bandelt; Adam Beckmann

seismicity and howearthquakes are created as part of their school science curriculum. They also completed a classproject on volcanoes. The fourth meeting provided an introduction to engineering ethics and Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, October 15-16, 2010, Villanova Universityearthquake engineering. Common ways of designing to prevent the loss of life in seismic eventswere discussed, and photos of damage from recent earthquakes were reviewed. The projectfocused on groups constructing an earthquake resistant ginger bread house. The club memberswere given graham crackers and an assortment of candies and icing. All houses were subjectedto shake table testing as shown in Fig. 4. All successes and failures were analyzed and eaten

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Jaime D. Alava; Keith M. Gardiner

of 2010. Among othertechnological changes, this paper will analyze how Moodle’s features are utilized in the courseand its effectiveness.Technology in the ClassroomEngineering 5 provides first year students with a smooth transition into the seeminglyoverwhelming field of engineering. In the spring of 2010, the course consisted of 15 fifty minutelecture sessions and 23 two-hour lab sessions. The students are expected to apply the knowledgethey gain from the lectures and integrate this with the “hands on” lab experience, and vice versa.Topics such as problem solving, communication, current events, and ethics are discussed in thelecture sessions, introducing the students to the skills and responsibilities engineers willencounter throughout

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Frank T. Fisher; Hong Man

Conference & Exposition. Portland, OR. 2005.13. Naidu, S., M. Oliver, and A. Koronios, "Approaching clinical decision making in nursing practice with interactive multimedia and case-based reasoning." Interactive Multimedia Electronic Journal of Computer- Enhanced Learning, 2(3), 1999.14. Herkert, J., "Engineering ethics education in the USA: Content, pedagogy, and curriculum." European Journal of Engineering Education, 25: p. 303, 2000.15. Hsi, S. and A.M. Agogino, "The impact and instructional benefit of using multimedia case studies to teach engineering design." Journal of Educational Hypermedia and Multimedia, 4(3/4): p. 351, 1994.16. Hsi, S. and A.M. Agogino. "Scaffolding knowledge integration through designing

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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design improvements versus the price to produce willbe given. Students will need to determine the cost of their design, the improvements they add fordecreased clotting and sterility. The assignment then assumes your company will only producethis design if you can produce a profit of $X. (which will be set to ensure the designs are underthis amount) The students are asked to use the NSPE code of ethics to evaluate their decision forrecommended use of the product and the company’s decision to produce the valve only for aprofit of $X. This goes along with the Chemical Engineering Department’s push to includeEthics throughout the curriculum.3.4 Implemented Project: Ice-creamThe following project was given on day one of CHE 3031 Heat Transfer

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Fani Zlatarova; Pavel Azalov

& R. Lucas. Software Engineering Ethics in a Digital World. IEEE, Computer, May 2009, pp. 34- 41.[12] Rhodes, D. H. Systems engineering: an essential engineering discipline for the 21st Century. ICSE, Proceedings of the 24rd International Conference on Software Engineering, 2002.[13] Sendlinger, S. C., D. J. DeCoste, T. H. Dunning, D. A. Dummitt, E. Jakobsson, D. R. Mattson & E. N. Wiziecki. Transforming Chemistry Education through Computational Science. IEEE Computer Society, Computing in Science and Engineering, September 2008, pp. 34-39.[14] Welch, H.L. Teaching a service course in software engineering. IEEE, 37th Annual Frontiers In Education Conference - Global Engineering: Knowledge Without Borders

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Daniel Schmalzel

. Students work on projects that address engineering measurement and reverseengineering. An exemplar task would be to perform systematic testing of existing products withthe goal of possibly illuminating areas for improvement [3]. During this year students are alsolectured on professionalism and engineering ethics [4]Sophomore Engineering Clinics (SEC I and SEC II)By the second year students have an understanding of the basic composition of an engineer; theirnext area of development is communication. The first semester focuses on written communication,while the second emphasizes oral communication. During both of these clinics the engineeringstudent takes a separate course that teaches the fundamentals of each communication type, awriting/literature

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Graham Walker

which they are expected to be. The order ofthe lecture material is therefore factor and level selection, experiment design, instrumentation selection,equipment design and construction, experimental practices, data accumulation, data processing, andtechnical communications. At the equipment design and construction phase the students are expected to use standardmaterials such as metal, wood and plastic, however, a three dimensional printer is also available, whichallows small models to be constructed and tested rapidly. This is specifically useful when models have tobe built for wind tunnel testing. Finally, at the time when the students are about to start performing their experiments a lecture onexperimental ethics is presented

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Keith M. Gardiner

, teamwork, ethics and professionalism; innovative solution development andimplementation. Introduction to various engineering disciplines and degree programs. Table 5 lists someof projects successfully completed by first year engineers.Table 5Engr5 – Introduction to Engineering Practice (First year, mandatory)Sampling of projects undertaken: 1. Solution to problem of transferring many boxes of stored library books from temporary storage on an upper floor to the ground floor for return to the stacks. 2. Design and build inexpensive street luge. 3. Portable cage to protect spectators from flying objects at an annual Celtic Festival. 4. Inexpensive heated pallet and thermal sensor for monitoring and controlling body temperature for