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Durward Sobek

obvious solution to the comparability issue is to set up a more controlled experiment, where acontrol group solves a problem using any method they wish, and an experimental group solves thesame problem using the I/O map method. But in a classroom setting, this is nearly impossible toachieve (how do you keep the experimental group from ‘contaminating’ the control group?), and isethically dubious. Having the two groups in different sections helps mildly, but does notcompletely alleviate the problem as students in different sections will talk and work together, andthe ethics question remains. Separating the two groups by time, such as having the control groupin one semester and experimental group in the next, is problematic because one would want to

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P. David Fisher; Diane Rover

program.ResultsBased upon the assessment processes that were in place during the 1998-99 ABET accreditationcycle, it was clear that the CpE program had good outcomes in several major areas and that theseresults had improved because of the systemic approach deployed during the 1996-98 time frame.Most notable were the results due to revising the major engineering design experience 2.Studentsbegan to work on multidisciplinary teams. They worked on open-ended design problemsinvolving embedded computers. There was an increased emphasis on the need for standards, oraland written communications, and contemporary societal issues, including engineering ethics. Inretrospect, the successes by the major engineering design experience were driven more byindividual faculty

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David Hutto; Kathryn Hollar

isnecessary, it will not be a final solution, as both of these students are usingdifferent criteria, and in both cases their criteria use large undefined terms like"effects" and "help or hinder".The final rhetorical claim is claim of policy, what we should actually do basedon preceding discussion. Most students wanted to continue research intoGMOs, and most wanted more investigation as to their safety. In regards togrowing and testing, one student wrote, "More studies should be done on thealready in use GMOs and the effects that they are having on the environment.Before changing any more organisms, a set of criteria should be created todecide if it’s ethical and effective. The long-term environmental effects shouldbe researched more thoroughly." A

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Patricia Harms; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

experiments, and to analyze and interpret experimental Page 6.1099.3 data“Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & ExpositionCopyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education” • An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams • An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems related to production, processing, storage, handling, distribution, and use of food and other biological products worldwide, and the responsible management of the environment and natural resources • An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility

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Vincent Gallogly

continuinginterest and sources for case studies, are: Inc. Magazine; and Entrepreneur Magazine.7 See note 2, supra.BiographyVincent Gallogly holds an appointment as Adjunct Professor of Engineering at The Albert Nerkin Schoolof Engineering of The Cooper Union, where he teaches Entrepreneurship, and Law and Ethics; and hasheld an appointment as Adjunct Professor of Law at the Pace University School of Law, where he taughtScientific and Technological Issues in Environmental Law. Mr. Gallogly is currently Of Counsel toTierney, Zullo, Flaherty & Murphy, P.C., Attorneys at Law, Norwalk, CT. His practice includes a Page 6.1130.9Proceedings of the 2001

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Richard Upchurch; Judith Sims-Knight

they have learned. This reflective process is an essential factor inthe emergence of expertise. Experts are often characterized as having three distinctive kinds ofknowledge: (a) declarative knowledge ("knowledge that"), (b) procedural knowledge ("how toknowledge"), and (c) metacognitive knowledge with its attendant processes of self-monitoring,agency, reflection. Declarative knowledge refers to the kind of knowledge typically learnedfrom textbooks--facts and concepts. Procedural knowledge refers to being able to do something,be it writing code, proceeding through analysis and design, using a software process approach, orwriting a paper about ethics in the software industry. Metacognitive knowledge refers to aperson's skill at planning

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Eckehard Doerry; Bridget Bero; David Hartman

38 6 XXX 486 • Small design • Cross-disciplinary • Cross-disciplinary • Discipline- projects teaming teaming specific • Problem • Large and small • Analysis tools projects solving and teaming • Real world and modeling modeling • Sequential design • Integratingcorporate • Ethics and

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William Thomas; Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk; Ronald Bucinell

peoples of that society. The liberal arts students assist the engineers in assessingthe political, cultural, economic, historical, environmental and ethical aspects of the problem,while the engineering students assist the liberal arts students in understanding the engineeringaspects of the project. The students travel abroad and stay for three weeks and live with ahomestay family. The students are accompanied by a pair of Union faculty, an engineer and asocial scientist. An attractive feature of the mini term is that it is done outside of the academicyear, either during the December break between fall and winter terms or in July, after the springterm. Consequently, the students’ academic schedule is not interrupted. Students attendseminars on the

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Kauser Jahan; Douglas Cleary

licensing, projectfinance, ethics, law, marketing, specifications, and cost estimates are addressed in a separatecourse 14. The bulk of the time was set aside for the students to work with some time used forprogress meetings, limited instruction, and presentations.4. The First Rowan CEE Capstone Project and ResultsThe first capstone project was sponsored by an affiliate of a local water utility. Because theutility had limited well capacity, it relied on purchased potable water from an adjoining utility tosupply its storage reservoirs and distribution network. The utility’s storage and distributionsystem included three reservoirs, one ground level tank, and one elevated tank. The storagefacilities were located at four locations within the water

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Andre Clavet; Mario Lucas; Gerard Lachiver; Francois Michaud

experiences and that “the engineering design component of acurriculum must include most of the following features: development of student creativity, use ofopen-ended problems, development and use of modern design theory and methodology,formulation of design problem statements and specifications, consideration of alternativesolutions, feasibility considerations, production processes, concurrent engineering design, anddetailed system descriptions. Further, it is essential to include a variety of realistic constraints,such as economic factors, safety reliability, aesthetics, ethics, and social impact”13. The ToyRobot Contest creates a good learning environment that draws upon previous course work toaddress most of these features early on in the

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2000 Annual Conference

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John S. Klegka; Robert Rabb

ethical responsibility14) an ability to communicate effectively15) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a globaland societal context.16) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning17) a knowledge of contemporary issues18) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary forengineering practice.Please provide any further narrative input on these questions: Page 5.261.15

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Thomas Regan; Katherine Sanders; Donald Evans; Chris Carlson-Dakes; Cesar Malave; Ardie Walser; Jack McGourty; Richard Felder

: 8 hours.• Technology-Enabled Education. Uses of computers to enhance student learning experiences and to promote teaming and active learning in the classroom. Target Faculty: Engineering, Mathematics, Science. Duration: 4 hours.• Curriculum Integration. Integration of the basic disciplines in the freshman engineering program—namely, math, chemistry, physics, engineering problem solving, engineering design graphics, and English. The methodology used in the design, development and implementation of the Foundation Coalition freshman integrated pilot. Four successfully implemented modules are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of integration: (1) ethics, (2) curve-fitting, (3) conservation and accounting, and (4

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Noellette Conway-Schempf; H. Scott Matthews; Francis C. McMichael; Chris Hendrickson

providing goods and services. The software has been used in undergraduate and graduate level civil and environmental courses and in the MBA program at Carnegie Mellon University, in environmental engineering courses at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, MIT in Massachusetts, and the University of California at Berkeley, in California. The software was accessed over 6000 times between April and October of 1999. Module and Project – Life Cycle Analysis: A Learning Guide For Professors and Students of Design, Environment and Ethics. This module has been used extensively at Carnegie Mellon in a capstone course for environmental engineering minors. The module discusses LCA and the idea of “Concept

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2000 Annual Conference

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Zheng-Tao Deng; Abdul R. Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

applicable) Competencies 5 4 3 2 1 1 Teams/Teamwork 2 Communication 3 Design for Manufacture 4 CAD Systems 5 Professional Ethics 6 Creative Thinking 7 Design for Performance 8 Design for Reliability 9 Design for Safety 10 Concurrent Engineering 11 Sketching/Drawing 12 Design for Cost 13 Application of Statistics 14 Reliability 15 Geometric Tolerancing 16 Value Engineering 17 Design Reviews 18 Manufacturing Processes 19 Systems Perspective 20 Design for Assembly 21 Design of Experiments 22 Project Management Tools 23 Design for Environment 24 Solid Modeling/Rapid

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Robert Brown; Francine Battaglia; Donald R. Flugrad

teams) that will be learned by students taking the course.Each CDC prepared an “outcomes accountability” checklist for their course that showed theTable 1. Desired Program Outcomes for the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Program Description Outcome PO 1 Apply knowledge of math and science PO 2 Design, conduct, analyze experiments PO 3 Design a system, component, or process PO 4 Function on multi-disciplinary teams PO 5 Identify, formulate, solve engineering problem PO 6 Understand profession and ethical responsibility PO 7 Communicate effectively PO 8 Understand global/societal impact of engineering PO 9 Engage in life-long

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Marilyn Smith

Criterion 3 – Program Outcomes and Assessment2ABET Outcome ADL features relevant to the outcomeAn ability to• apply knowledge of math, science & engg • Integrate knowledge across levels.• design & conduct experiments, analyze & • Design-based assignments in freshman interpret data courses.• design a system, component, or process to • Teams formed to solve problems in meet desired needs courses.• function on multi-disciplinary teams • Requirement to seek solution techniques• identify, formulate & solve engg. problems well beyond for confines of the immediate• understand professional & ethical

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Steve Beyerlein; Dan Gerbus; Edwin Odom

presentations, engineering drawings, and listening.• High ethical standards.• An ability to think both critically and creatively – independently and cooperatively.• Curiosity and desire to learn for life.• A profound understanding of the importance of teamwork. Figure 1, Desired attributes of an engineer by the Boeing Company3II. Method Selection The design and management literature is filled with techniques for project planning. Anynumber of these are quite effective in situations were goals are well-defined, task sequencing isclear, and seasoned work groups already exist for implementing the plan. Unfortunately this isnot the case in capstone design courses, especially those that use industry sponsored projects.Problem

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John Bourne

Page 6.153.10 o Biology Proceedings of the 2001 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exhibition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education o Chemistry o Math • (Writing, presentations, ethics, entrepreneurship would be built into each module)Semester 2: The second semester could be a continuation of the first, including:Modules: • Planning the away from campus learning experiences o Getting ready for the away experience (practicing as a team) • An entrepreneurial/new product development experience • Continued biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics modules • An online learning experience at a distance campus, where students

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Valarie Arms; J. Weggel; Aly Valentine

whatstudents themselves say about the value of project-based learning they have a solid basis tocontinue a time consuming but worthwhile endeavor.It is fitting that the students have the last word reflecting that the program needs to be seen in itsentirety to be appreciated; students and faculty have to understand that the synthesis of aninterdisciplinary curriculum takes dedication and time to achieve: What I also learned was that it gave me high ethical standards and flexibility when it came to communicating. And finally it gave me an understanding of how important teamwork is…. As my Humanities teacher has told me it wasn’t about learning everything and retaining all that information. It was about teaching us how

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Roli Varma

public administration at the University of New Mexico. She also teachesscience and technology studies courses for the school of engineering. Her research interests and publications includescientists working in industry, restructuring of corporate R&D, the comparison between scientists in industry andacademia, engineering ethics, tenure and freedom in engineering, and women and minorities in science. She is alsointerested in science and technology issues in India. Page 6.232.10 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright@2001, American Society for Engineering Education

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Robert Baum; Karen Thornton; David Barbe

is now being popularlyreferred to as the “eDorm.”5. Seminars and WorkshopsStudents participate in weekly presentations offered by outside guest speakers from theentrepreneurial community, including successful entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, legal experts,technologists, and service providers. Speakers are also drawn from University of Marylandeducators who specialize in the areas of business plan writing and review, financing, businesslaw, ethics, startup company incubation and other essential subjects for the aspiring entrepreneur.The programming of this component is facilitated by a Program Committee that consists ofconstituents from inside and outside the University.Student CEOs are expected to attend weekly seminars and workshops in

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Raymond Laoulache; Nixon Pendergrass; Emily Fowler

-day basis, what research engineers do, how engineers deal with patentsand invention, women in engineering, and ethics in engineering. The students showed aprofound interest in these topics. During the first pilot semester, eight engineers wereinvited.During the semester there were impromptu engineering design projects. That is, studentswere not notified in advance about the nature of a design problem but were challenged tocome up with a design spontaneously in a limited time period. For example, in one earlyproject in a special extended class period, students were told to bring swimsuits but werenot told why. In class they were given a limited amount of materials and were asked todesign a cardboard canoe. They had two hours to design and

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1998 Annual Conference

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Wayne Hager; Jacques Lesenne; Dominique Saintive; Richard Devon

physics.RICHARD DEVON is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design & Graphics and Director of the PennsylvaniaSpace Grant Corsortium. He has twice been Acting Director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program. Hepublishes on design education, design ethics, international education, and spatial visualization.DOMINIQUE SAINTIVE is a Professeur d’Anglais Certifie and in charge of international relations in theDepartment of Organization and Management of Producation at the Institut Universitaire Technologie (IUT) on theBethune campus of the University of Artois. He also works in the Department of Continuing Education and hasexperience with international programs from high school students. He was educated at the University of Lille

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1998 Annual Conference

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Nancy Y. Amaya; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Cynthia Atman

experience and the ethical behavior of engineers. Drs. Shuman andAtman were the General Co-Chairs for the 1997 Frontiers in Education Conference held in Pittsburgh, PA.CYNTHIA J. ATMAN is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Herresearch interests include engineering education evaluation and documenting cognitive models of engineeringstudents’ learning processes. She is the recipient of a NSF Young Investigator award to pursue her research inengineering education. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering and Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University. Page 3.324.12

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Tom Mase

employees, contract workers, and consultants15. As pointed out by Deutch16, manyengineers are not accustomed to sitting on problem solving teams that change from year-to-yearor project-to-project. Because of this, another goal of the design experience is to get the studentsto work together in multifunctional teams. In this class, students formed their own teams(Method 5 from Bickell, et.al.17 ) Page 2.245.5 5 A final goal is to have the students work on a problem that involves as much synthesis,ethics and safety issues, creative thinking

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Vivek Badami; Mike Allen; Johnny Graham; Howard Phillips; David Schmidt; Curtis Ensley; Art Edwards; Silvia G. Middleton; Kimberly A. Buch; J. William Shelnutt; Patricia Tolley

clusters: • computing skills (e-mail, world wide web, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, information access); • personal development (Covey’s 7 Habitsiv and the HBDI); • team skills and tools (communication, valuing diversity in thinking preferences, brainstorming, and team roles);project planning (Gantt charts); • creative problem solving (conceptual design, Pugh Method, steps in problem solving); • an introduction to disciplines (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, and Computer Science); • technical presentations (effective organization, visual aids, and establishing credibility); • professional expectations and ethics (sage advice from the Dean

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Roy C. Shelton

development of the MSyET Curriculum.Appendix A. Expanded Competencies of the Microsystems Engineering TechnologistA modified expansion of these competencies, reviewed by representatives from TexasInstruments and TwinStar Semiconductor, is presented below.1. Know Self & Work With Others A. Examine & Evolve Self B. Act Ethically Act Professionally C. Communicate Media Communicate Technical Data in Layman’s terms Foreign Languages D. Team Able to contribute effectively and develop into leadership of interdisciplinary and multicultural product/process team with understanding of group dynamics and

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1999 Annual Conference

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Ronald E. Terry; Kurt Sandholtz

professional and ethical responsibilities. 3. An understanding of how engineering solutions impact society. 4. An understanding of contemporary issues. 5. An understanding of the need for lifelong learning. 6. An ability to provide effective and skillful leadership.A variety of topics fit under the broad umbrella of these attributes. One key topic that hasproven to be extremely useful to engineers is an understanding of how their careers willdevelop in today's organizations. With flatter organizational structures, opportunities forupward advancement have decreased and more emphasis has been placed on efficiency andcustomer-satisfaction. These changes in organizations have modified career development forthe engineers that

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1999 Annual Conference

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William B. Hudson; Donald M. Gruenbacher

1998 semester. The students were asked to provide feedback aboutcourse format and issues of professionalism and ethics. • First and foremost, there is no perfect solution to make this class better. I thought this class was great. Most of the things you guys did were good, but other people tell me that it’s hard, the book should be incorporated more, we need weekly homework, and that you should lecture for fifty straight minutes instead of having group work. This may help some people learn more, but others may learn better from the present method. • Should it be this easy? Since I’ve never been exposed to this stuff before, I wouldn’t think so. I wouldn’t go so slow

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1998 Annual Conference

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James A. Houdeshell; Robert Mott

challenges faced by humankind in the evolving technical world and confront thephilosophical, ethical, and sociological dimensions of the technical environment. The learnermust interact appropriately with people of diverse backgrounds, communicate clearly, andparticipate effectively in a team environment that capitalizes on group synergy.Manufacturing Processes and Materials. The core set of competencies that manufacturingengineering technicians must possess include an understanding of the systems concept ofmanufacturing that integrates a design, engineering materials, and manufacturing processes intoa created product. They will be able to plan, organize, implement, and manage thetransformation of raw stock in accordance with product design