Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 23: Courses and Research on Communication

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ellen Zerbe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Joana M. M. Melo, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

pathways. Our previous research sought to assess the attitudinal dimension of writing using a varietyof existing scales developed from the disciplines of English Composition and Rhetoric andPsychology, disciplines that have long-subscribed to the idea that students’ attitudes towardwriting impact their performance and competency in writing [16], [18]. In a nationwide survey ofover 800 graduate engineering students, we collected data from five existing surveys studyingwriting attitudes in some way, some of which are specific to graduate students, and some of whichwere modified slightly to reflect academic writing in an authentic disciplinary context instead ofin the classroom. While effective at capturing interesting information regarding

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jia G. Liang, Kansas State University; Rick Evans, Cornell University; Stacey E. Kulesza, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

reflection that results in apositive experience as well – positive in the sense that the experience of the power of namingand claiming can itself be empowering.A Multiple Case StudyCase study methodology can be defined as in-depth research that focuses on a specific anddistinct “phenomenon of scientific interest” [10]. Such a phenomenon can be “a group, anindividual, an organization, a community, a relationship … or a specific project” [11]. Ourparticular focus was a group of individuals, and therefore a multiple case study. Thoseindividuals were undergraduate women in ESPTs who understood themselves to have hadgenerally (but not exclusively) positive experiences and were willing to share descriptions ofthose experiences. This focus required that we

Conference Session

Teaching and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah S. Goldberg, University of Maryland, College Park; Jinwang Zou, University of Maryland, College Park; Ganesh Sriram, University of Maryland

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Chemical Engineering

. Several innovative course elements andassignments are described in more detail below.Table 1. Course Topics and Assignments Question Course Topics Assignments What is chemical  Chemical engineering  Group project focused on engineering and what can coursework and applications chemical engineering I do with a degree in  Career paths in chemical companies chemical engineering? engineering  Personal reflection  Guest speakers from industry, assignments on guest academia and government speakers How can I succeed in

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Decision-Making

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

developing emotional responses such as empathy and sympathy [20]. Inengineering ethics education more specifically, Roesser discussed the importance of enhancingemotional and imaginative capacities of future engineers, especially in terms of encouragingemotional reflection in the design process for risky technologies [21]. Moreover, Sunderlandreported a novel attempt to engage students’ moral emotions in story-telling activity aboutethical issues [22].Despite growing interest in emotions in engineering ethics education, there has been littleempirical research about how emotions actually influence engineering students’ ethical decision-making. More broadly, it is not known whether, how, and to what degree emotions permeatestudents’ thinking about

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 10

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Ware, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Turnipseed, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; John R. Gallagher, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Celia Mathews Elliott, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; John S. Popovics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Paul Prior, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Julie L. Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

assignments Unpacking clarity Discussed terms like clarity and conciseness, trying to 5 (guest speaker) articulate what they mean Assignment design 6 workshop Workshopped assignments the participants brought in, discussed alignment with goals and ways to incorporate writing Assignment design process and scaffolding into the assignments 7 workshop Reviewed legal, ethical, pedagogical and research perspectives. Source use, citation 8 Did activities reflecting on multiple norms and the complexity and plagiarism of rephrasing technical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Tomko, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

uses the theoretical stances for life-historyinterviewing [21] combined with focused, in-depth, interviewing rooted in phenomenology [22].This approach includes the participants engaging in three separate 90-minute interviews. In theseinterviews, the participants describe and reflect on their past and current experiences. This allowsparticipant experiences, in the specified domain (e.g., makerspaces, making activities), to beunderstood through the context of their lives and allows meaning to be distilled from experience[23]. Through the three-interview series, developed by Schuman [24], participants describe thecontext, articulate the details, and mull over the meaning of their experiences. A 90-minuteinterview structure is suggested to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

the weekly meetings, the participantswere divided into groups of 4-5 where each group was issued several discussion prompts. Theinitial peer grouping of participants was more methodical with freshmen being equally pairedwith sophomores and juniors, or purely homogenous groups, while the later groupings of peerswere more organic in their formations, containing a mix of demographics. The individual groupswould report to the larger group at the mid-point of the sessions, where larger group discussionswould follow. The four program directors and graduate assistants also participated in thediscussions by sharing their viewpoints and knowledge.Outside-group journaling was used to encourage the participants to reflect on group discussions.A series

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark W. Milke P.E., University of Canterbury; Annelies Kamp, University of Canterbury ; Dave Brierley, Engineering New Zealand

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Civil Engineering

industry. Yet, key components of mentoring that havebeen identified in the literature are often unfamiliar at the level of practice. The intent ofmentoring is that mentees, in our case the engineering student, arrive at their own solutionsthrough a process of reflection facilitated by their mentor.In designing the mentoring trial, we used a five-factor mentoring framework, drawing on theeducation literature. 1. The first factor is building rapport. Rapport is at the heart of mentoring [18]. Rapport is when the student and their industry partner feel comfortable communicating. Mentors and students can build rapport by learning a little about the other; mentors can encourage rapport by being attentive to body language and adopting a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Ashley Shew, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

the ways in which this identity is influenced by stu- dents’ academic relationships, events, and experiences. Dr. Groen holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is a Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Director of the Center for Research in SEAD Education at the Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures

Conference Session

Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Goldsmith P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Computers in Education

. Page 26.1752.2Each module of this virtual laboratory focuses on explicit learner outcomes for a particularcourse. For example, the Planar Mechanisms module, which is the main focus of this paper, is forthe learning and assessment of concepts in a third-year mechanical engineering course on thekinematics and dynamics of mechanisms. The ‘Learning’ and ‘Teaching’ functions in theFLATLAB acronym reflect the student-centered and knowledge-centered components,respectively, of the ASK paradigm.While much of the current research on virtual learning environments focuses on immersive 3Denvironments 2 , FLATLAB takes advantage of the fact that many engineering systems have 2Drepresentations that learners can physically interact with through a 2D visuo

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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Materials

knowledge using the uniqueliteracy tools and language of the discipline2.The broader outcomes of disciplinary literacy practice are to build reflection and sense making instudents, bringing them conceptually forward from their novice understanding. The link between sensemaking, and conceptual understanding has a research history in engineering 6, and is explicitly linked forK12 science7,8. The purpose of infusing disciplinary literacy into engineering curriculum is to buildhabits of thinking, and to help students develop a deeper understanding of core content ideas. This alignswith development of expertise, as disciplinary literacy practices build towards effective communicationusing discipline specific content language9-15. The U.S. Accreditation

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Sean Tavares; Shawn Banker; Christopher LeBlanc; Jonathan Ferguson

models from images obtained with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The projectwas motivated by a desire to showcase new technical capabilities of the UIC, for bothcommercial and K-12 educational outreach purposes. The students focused primarily onautomating to the extent possible the challenging tasks of converting a series of (SEM) imagestaken of complex specimens found in nature to a 3D CAD description suitable for generatinginstructions for a 3D printer via photogrammetry software. The methodologies and toolsincorporated by the students is described and examples are shown of successful modeling efforts.The challenges remaining and opportunities to improve the technical process are discussed. Theproject is reflected upon in terms of its

Conference Session

Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Sohrab Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jen Skidmore, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Lance C. Pérez, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Trish Wonch Hill; Michael Loehring; Emily Griffin Overocker, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Collegiate, Diversity

) administrators are reassessing admissions criteria to deemphasize standardizedtests and to take a more holistic view of a student academic experiences. Research shows that putting toomuch weight on high stakes standardized tests results in a misrepresentation of actual student potential foracademic success. Students, particularly students of color and girls, are often negatively impacted bystereotype threat which lowers scores and therefore do not accurately reflect student ability [22]–[26].Students who are first and second-generation immigrants or refugees may not speak English as their firstlanguage and so they are doubly disadvantage when it comes to standardized test scores. It is important to recognize that the mission of the UNL COE is to

Conference Session

Engineering Student Involvement in K-12 Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Mahler, The Boeing Company; Ann Broughton, Purdue University; Barrett Caldwell, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

the Purdue campus and learn aboutastronautical engineering and space exploration with the university student volunteers. PurdueFall Space Day has gained recognition across the State of Indiana as an exceptional space-relatededucational outreach event. This high profile event reflects well on Purdue University and theevent’s sponsors and receives significant media coverage. In order to allow other universitiesacross the globe to learn about PFSD and successfully implement their own student-led serviceeducation event based on the PFSD model it is important to share the PFSD model, includingideas for funding through grant proposals and business sponsorship, and the lessons learned insustaining PFSD.Fall Space Day OverviewThe basic premises

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dorin Patru, Rochester Institute of Technology; Daniel Phillips, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eric Peskin, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Electrical and Computer

Page 12.149.2a microcomputer and its peripherals, and its lab content was significantly revised two years agoto reflect this. “Computer Architecture” currently incorporates a blend of computer architectureand logic design. An associated lab for this course was introduced in the fall of 2003 in whichstudents are guided through a bottom-top design activity that results in the implementation andtesting of a complete microcontroller of simple complexity that is emulated in a reconfigurablelogic device.The paper first presents each course and associated lab content. Then it continues to show howthis two course sequence serves in conveying computer engineering principles to electricalengineering students. Finally, possible future improvements are

Conference Session

EMD Curriculum Design

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rashmi Jain, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ozgur Erol, Stevens Institute of Technology; Anithashree Chandrasekaran, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

authors who pioneered in publishing on the BPR related topics orthe practitioners who have applied BPR programs revisited the subject and evaluated the claimswhich appeared in the earlier publications12, 13, 14. This second generation literature discussed thepros and cons of BPR concepts, provided insights for success and failure factors and mostimportantly revealed the unrealistic expectations and misconceptions from the concept admittingwhat was missing in the earlier literature. For example, Michael Hammer’s confession appears ina Wall Street article late in 1996 stating that he reflected his engineering background but failed toappreciate the human dimensions of the reengineering programs15. Even why the criticism of thetopic was on the rise

Conference Session

New Tools in Teaching and Learning Biomedical Engineering Concepts

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin; Mia Markey, University of Texas-Austin; Thomas Milner, University of Texas-Austin

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Biomedical

faculty at three top-tier institutions. Thereforethese students may not reflect typical DE students who select distance delivery Page 12.553.3because of work schedules and family obligations or because they do not have tospend time traveling to campus. This is not say that these students will be atypicalwith expectations for interaction and timely instructional feedback, but ratherthese students should be highly motivated and should not find DE isolating and ahindrance because of their self-discipline.Purpose of the StudyIn order to identify the functional skills that faculty need to possess in order toeffectively teach at a distance, we wanted to begin by

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Waskiewicz, University of Colorado at Boulder; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Ideen Taeb, University of Colorado; Driss Benhaddou, University of Houston; Frank Barnes, University of Colorado; Alan Mickelson, University of Colorado at Boulder

optic channel noise3. OTDR Determine medium & connector parameters using back- reflected energy4. Optical Sources Examine stimulated and spontaneous light emission5. Fiber Dispersion Detect pulse spreading due to modal dispersion in a 250 meter fiber6. Optical Receivers Quantify noise spectra & noise profile as a function of received power3.1 - Video: LecturesEach of the six lectures consisted of approximately 50 minutes of a prepared presentation by the Page 12.150.5professor. The majority of lectures were

Conference Session

Redefining the Boundaries of Engineering and Liberal Education: Contributions to the Year of Dialogue

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Grimson, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education

and their relevance to EngineeringHistorically the five main branches are generally agreed to be Epistemology, Metaphysics,Ethics, Logic, and Aesthetics. The contention is that by careful reflection on what constitutesengineering from the perspective of each of the above five branches, something definitiveemerges about ‘engineering’: in effect the branches are the ‘microscopes/telescopes’ that areused to examine and observe the subject.Table 1 summarizes the five branches of philosophy, and provides a simple description of eachbranch, and gives some examples of the categories within each division. It is admitted that the‘question’ that each branch attempts to address has shifted over the centuries but the definitionsgiven in the Table are

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Scott Moor, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne; Polly Piergiovanni, Lafayette College

. The survey starts with four open-ended questions:1. What do you remember about using the kits?2. What do you see as the purpose of the Lego kits in class?3. What was most helpful about using the kits?4. What improvements would you like to see in the kits or their use?The first two are primarily factual questions. In addition to providing a window on the students’memory and understanding of the kits they also encourage the students to reflect on theirexperiences before the move on to surveys later questions which ask for their opinions.Table 1 shows a content analysis of the results of this survey over four semesters. All areasmentioned by more than three students total are included in this table. The most common thing

Conference Session

Effective Tools for Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Rosenkrantz, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Engineering Economy

is an attempt to provide credibleevidence that on-line technologies can produce learning outcomes that are at least equivalent toface-to-face classes.Part 2 - On-line Teaching Options, Strategies, and ConsiderationsThere are many books and articles that talk about on-line teaching and learning in highereducation. To provide context for the rest of the paper, it is helpful to reference a very excellentarticle that presents the usage of web technology as a ten-level continuum 1. Note: An emailresponse from one of the developers of the ten-level continuum indicated that there is really a 12level continuum. The Twelve Level Continuum is reflected in Table 2

Conference Session

Physics Education Research (PER) Relevant for Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Rebello, Kansas State University; Lili Cui, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Educational Research and Methods

inflection in students’ learning trajectory and motivates them to develop anew model to address the new problem scenario.This entire process entails students to reflect on their own thinking. They are now able to engagein metacognitive self reflection of the models that they construct and discuss the underlyingassumptions and recognize the extent of applicability of these models. The students would thusnavigate an OAC as shown in Figure 2. Page 13.1048.11 Figure 2: Navigating the Optimal Adaptability Corridor through successive iterations of Model Development and Model DeploymentMathematics, physics and engineering

Conference Session

Unique Student Opportunities in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Jean Alley, Vanderbilt University; Penny Hirsch, Northwestern University; Stacy Klein-Gardner; Julie Greenberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Mark Bourgeois, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

1-8, this collaboration has improved teaching methods and design ofteaching materials, made bioengineering faculty more reflective about their teaching methods,and fostered a change in the way bioengineering faculty create a classroom experience. Inaddition, it has brought proven social science research methods to bear on evaluating innovationsin engineering education. Beyond benefiting the individuals at the VaNTH institutions, VaNTH has served as amodel for both improving engineering education practice and furthering engineering educationresearch. Continuing to improve engineering education requires more engineers who knowsomething about educational research and learning theory, like those who took part in VaNTH,and some who pursue

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Bower, The Citadel; William Davis, The Citadel

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Environmental Engineering

adopted, uniform BOK program outcomes were alignedwith each course goal. Consistent levels of expected student competence were thenestablished, after which two types of useful data aggregations were possible. The highestorder of data aggregation was created at the department-wide curriculum level where allcourses and course goals were reflected across 1-15 ASCE-BOK outcomes and atassigned 1-6 Bloom’s competency levels. Furthermore, sub-aggregations were producedfor discipline specific courses within the major curriculum concentrations includingenvironmental, structural, transportation and geotechinical. This allowed a more detailedanalysis of student learning and instructional continuity across interconnected courseswithin a meaningful context of

Conference Session

Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

variety of learning styles. Using the Felder-Silverman model of learning styles4, one can begrouped based on their preferred input (visual versus verbal), perception (sensory versusintuitive), organization (inductive versus deductive), processing (active versus reflective) andunderstanding (sequential versus global) style. Although it has been suggested that in general,most engineering students are visual, sensing, active, sequential learners5 while most teaching isverbal, intuitive, sequential and deductive6, thus creating a learning / teaching mismatch, it is ourexperience that for the most part, all types of learners will be present in most engineering classes.We have used the online questionnaire developed by Solomon and Felder(http

Conference Session

Focus on High School Girls in Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Porche, Wellesley Center for Women; Jennifer Grossman, Wellesley Center for Women; Anne Noonan, Salem State College; Peter Wong, Tufts University

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Women in Engineering

; alpha =.78) and Inauthentic Self-in-Relationship (AFIS-ISR; alpha = .73). Higher scores on these twosubscales reflect an internalized repressive hegemonic femininity ideology. Page 13.827.7Dependent variables Engineering Aspirations. Students were asked to report “How much do you want to go tocollege to study engineering?” (1 = not at all, 5 = a lot). Responses from the 5-point scale wereused to create a dichotomous variable representing plans to study engineering (“a little” or “alot”) versus lack of interest in studying engineering (“not at all” “not much” or “neutral”). Mathematics Aspirations. Students were asked to report “How

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rudolph Eggert, Boise State University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Students evaluate themselves and their team mates atmid-semester and end-of-semester. The evaluations are confidential and automated.The overall process is diagramed in Figure 1. Each team member uses a custom “pre-programmed” Excel workbook which stores individual data onto a common server drive. Whenall the team members have submitted their ratings, they can examine their own averages to seehow other team members rated their teamwork skills. Each member is asked to reflect on his orher progress and to suggest ways to improve his or her rating during the next rating period. Figure 1. Teamwork evaluation data entry, storage and retrieval. Enter teamwork SAVE rating values evaluation data

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Chang, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jessica Townsend, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

approach thatbetter reflects actual engineering practice. From the beginning, it was clear that a two-semester, Page 13.8.2senior-year, engineering capstone project course would be part of the curriculum for all Olinstudents. Just prior to the first year of instruction at Olin, the Curricular Decision Making Boardput together plans for the senior year, and noted that “by the time students are seniors, they’ll bedoing the real engineering on their own, in a year-long capstone project that will look very muchlike professional practice.” Development work on this program, eventually named SCOPE, theSenior Consulting Program for Engineering, began in

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

William Jordan

Rule–utilitarianism: Utilitarianism produce the most good for the most people. Brandt They fall under principles of duty which respect the autonomy and rationality of persons, and which can be Kant willed universally to apply to all people. Duty Theories They fall under principles of the prima facie duties which every rational, reflective person would have Ross accepted. They are the best way to respect the human rights of Locke and Melden Rights Theories everyone affected. Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf

Collection

2003 GSW

Authors

Bill Elmore; Stan Napper

Rule–utilitarianism: Utilitarianism produce the most good for the most people. Brandt They fall under principles of duty which respect the autonomy and rationality of persons, and which can be Kant willed universally to apply to all people. Duty Theories They fall under principles of the prima facie duties which every rational, reflective person would have Ross accepted. They are the best way to respect the human rights of Locke and Melden Rights Theories everyone affected. Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf