Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eleanor Byrnes, Harvey Mudd College; Yaqub Alam Mahsud, Harvey Mudd College; Spencer Rosen, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

is an assistant professor at Harvey Mudd College. His research interests include experi- ential and hands-on learning, and integrating mechanical, chemical and quantum devices into circuits and communication links. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Survey of the Proportion of Classes in Undergraduate Engineering Curricula that Include LabsAbstract​ -- This research paper describes the results of a systematic review of engineering coursecatalogs and program requirements that sought to answer the question, “How many laboratoryclasses does an engineering student take?”. This study is motivated by two observations: first,literature suggests that laboratories have

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pete Hylton, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wendy Otoupal-Hylton, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Diversity

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International

the USA. To add to theconfusion, there is not consistency across the UK, as again the separation of governance inEngland and Scotland has led to different systems. During a 2015 Fulbright Visiting ScholarExchange, the author had the opportunity to teach at an English University and visit threecolleges in Scotland. Figure 1 shows the general flow of the four-year curriculum which led tothe awarding of degrees of Bachelors in Engineering (BEng) and Masters in Engineering (MEng)at an English university.5 This plan appears to be fairly typical of engineering programs inEngland. However, Figure 2 displays one example of a four-year program at a Scottishuniversity. It should be noted, that while this program lasts four years, like the English

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering in the Sophomore Year

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matheus Oliveira Cassol, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Jonathan Verrett P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #29424Evaluating a new second-year introduction to chemical engineering designcourse using concept mappingMatheus Oliveira Cassol, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Matheus is an undergraduate student in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The University of British Columbia. His work focuses on improving engineering education using technol- ogy and innovative analysis methods. Matheus’ goal is to follow a research career, using engineering knowledge to move society towards a greener future.Dr. Jonathan Verrett, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Jonathan Verrett is an Instructor in

Conference Session

Service Learning Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cher Cornett, East Tennessee State University

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Educational Research and Methods

MediaProgram (fall 2005 and spring 2006 meetings), commendation was extended to the program forthe technical and creative abilities demonstrated by our graduates, but a lack of adequateprofessional skills was noted. The advisors indicated that weak presentation skills, writing skills,communication skills and overall professionalism often were a barrier to our students when theywere competing for jobs against other applicants. More attention to development of these skillsin the curriculum, and more exposure to the industry via work experiences in the form ofinternships and real world projects, was strongly recommended in order to better prepare ourgraduates to perform effectively as professionals, and to give them an edge as they enter

Conference Session

Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

isolation, lack ofcollegiality2-5. These studies offered useful information about different aspects of said students’learning outcomes, experiences or their perceptions of their learning experiences. Nevertheless,few efforts were made to understand their lived learning experiences in U.S. institutions from anintegrated or holistic perspective.Self-authorship theory represents an integrated perspective that examines an individual’sdevelopment towards self-authorship in three dimensions, that is, the epistemological,intrapersonal, and interpersonal dimensions6-7. Self-authorship theory was built upon over fourdecades of prior research within the field of epistemological developmental studies8-12. In thisstudy, we try to understand Chinese engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division (EMD) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sam Yoo, United States Military Academy; James Schreiner, United States Military Academy

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Engineering Management Division (EMD)

expectations set forth by ABET.IntroductionThe landscape of undergraduate engineering management programs in the United States hasexperienced an evolution captured by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology's(ABET) recognition of the need for traditional engineering disciplines alongside a morecomprehensive discipline that integrates leadership, communication, and teamworkcompetencies as seen in (Figure 1. Engineering Managers manufacture fiscal and enterprisevalue in creating, designing, and implementing technical projects, products, or system solutions[1]. The West Point Engineering Management (EM) Program embodies this approach. It ishoused in the Department of Systems Engineering at the United States Military Academy(USMA) as one of

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Diversity Issues in K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah M. Grzybowski, The Ohio State University; Kerry Dixon, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

curriculum and models. Prior to becoming focused on student success and retention, her research interests included regulation of intracranial pressure and transport across the blood-brain barrier in addition to various ocular-cellular responses to fluid forces and the resulting implications in ocular pathologies.Kerry Dixon, The Ohio State University Kerry Dixon is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Teaching and Learning within the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. She is a specialist in interdisciplinary ed- ucation, with particular focus on integrating visual art into science, technology, engineering and math. Formerly a member of the curatorial staff at the San Francisco Museum

Conference Session

Student Learning Techniques & Practices in Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hoffa, none; Steven Freeman, Iowa State University

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Engineering Technology

equally effective learning experience as thetraditional lab report format while requiring less of an instructor’s time for grading and freeingup a significant amount of students’ out-of-class study time for other assignments, would bebeneficial to instructors who choose to adopt it and to their students.Laboratory Reports in Industrial TechnologyMany industrial technology programs incorporate both a lecture component and a laboratorycomponent in order to help students increase their understanding of the curriculum. Felder andPeretti9 stated that “a basic tenet of learning theory is that people learn by doing, not by watchingand listening. Industrial technology accreditation requirements emphasize the importance oflaboratory experiences.18 While

Conference Session

Development of Technical and Soft Skills in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuwen Xiang, Oregon State University; James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University; Natasha Mallette PhD, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

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Biomedical

half years as the Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs of the College of Engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Using a Techno-Economic Model to Promote Consideration of Uncertainty in Bioengineering DesignIntroductionDecision-making is an integral aspect of the engineering design process. Engineers solvecomplex open-ended design problems with a variety of technical and non-technical constraints.In many engineering courses, this kind of decision-making can lack realistic context (Jonassen etal., 2006; Jensen, 2015) and may often be reduced to the elimination of all or most of the real-world constraints. Research on the decision making process of engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leo C. Ureel II, Michigan Technological University; Charles Wallace, Michigan Technological University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Wallace studied Linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California before earning his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Michigan. He has been on the faculty of the Michigan Tech Computer Science Department since 2000. His experiences as a computer scientist, linguist, and software developer drive his research exploring how humans can better understand, build, and use software. His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, Google, Microsoft Research, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Dr. Wallace’s Agile Communicators project, supported by an NSF IUSE award, seeks to build an en- hanced curriculum for computing programs that emphasizes inquiry, critique and

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elizabeth Freije, Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis; Marvin Louis Johnson, Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

therequirements. Graduates entering the workforce need to present with both soft skills andtechnical skills to perform their job responsibilities successfully. Integrating a simulatedexperience within a construction cost estimating course provides an active learning environmentwhere students can better understand the full extent of the bidding process as a whole includingthe soft skills that drive and connect decision-making and the application of technical skills.Salas et al. [1] define simulation-based training as any synthetic practice environment that iscreated in order to impart competencies (i.e., attitudes, concepts, knowledge, rules, or skills) thatwill improve a trainee’s performance. The study [1] goes on to discuss the advantages ofsimulation

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division WIPS 1: Projects, Teams, and Portfolios

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fayekah Assanah, University of Connecticut; Jorge Paricio Garcia Ph.D., HRM, MID, University of Connecticut; Jake Scoggin, University of Connecticut; Martin Huber, University of Connecticut; Michael Cohen, University of Connecticut; Stephany Santos, University of Connecticut; Kathrine Pavel Ionkin, University of Connecticut; Sean Patrick Hirt, University of Connecticut; Britney Russell, University of Connecticut

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

the habitat. Finally, the smaller groups integrated theircomponents and collaborated to maximize the energy efficiency and performance of the Solar-powered Habitat.The assessments of this project were designed for each level of teamwork: 1) Studentshighlighted their contributions through an Engineering Portfolio. 2) Smaller groups reflected ontheir design and building process by submitting weekly engineering logs and a semester-endposter. Finally, 3) Each group habitat (comprising 5~6 groups) presented its energy-efficienthabitat design in the first-year design expo at the end of the semester. The ongoing datacollection of this effort on project-based, multidisciplinary, multilevel teamwork proved how thisproject design effectively cultivated

Conference Session

Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Washington State University; David Finkel; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman

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Chemical Engineering

Education and Community Service: Themes for the Future of Engineering Education. Journal of Engineering Education, 2006. 95(1): p. 7-11.3 Yadav, A., G.M. Shaver, and P. Meckl, Lessons Learned: Implementing the Case Teaching Method in a Mechanical Engineering Course. Journal of Engineering Education, 2010. 99(1): p. 55-69.4 Clark, W.M., D. DiBiasio, and A.G. Dixon. An Integrated, Project-Based, Sprial Curriculum for the First Year of Chemical Engineering. in FIE. 1998. ASEE.5 Lee, C.S., N.J. McNeill, E.P. Douglas, M.E. Koro-Lyungberg, and D.J. Therriault, Indispensable Resource? A Phenomenological Study of Textbook Use in Engineering Problem Solving. JEE, 2013. 102(2): p. 269-288

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Harold Stern; Robert Leland; Russ Pimmel

contain learning objectives, a justification,student exercises and assignments, and an instructor’s guide, require three 50-minute classperiods and can be integrated into a standard engineering course. We tested each module in aclassroom setting with a diverse group of engineering students. Using before and after modulesurveys, the students indicated their agreement with statements concerning their confidence intheir ability to do specific tasks derived from the module’s learning objectives using a five-pointscale (1 for “Strongly Disagree” to 5 for “Strongly Agree”). We also obtained analogous datawith a control group not involved in the instruction. In 13 of the 15 modules, the data showed animprovement in the students’ confidence to perform

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Haering

breath of the course content, without an overallemphasis on integrating the pieces, the course could come across as four separate and unrelatedtopics. To understand another important course component, it is necessary to understand howthe Penn State University System operates. The Pennsylvania State University is composed of20 campuses spread out across the entire state. The largest of these, the University Park Campushandles approximately 50% of the incoming engineering freshman. The remaining 50% aredistributed at other locations across the state, of which the DuBois campus is one. (The systemoperates as a single integrated system in almost all respects; however, production and fabricationfacilities do not happen to be one of them.) As a result

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Team/Project-based Pedagogy and Approaches

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daigo Misaki, Kogakuin University; Xiao Ge, Stanford University; Takuma Odaka, Kogakuin University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

country.MethodsTo develop team-based learning curriculum and its evaluation in Japanese engineering education,we first replicated Ohashi’s survey [2], “What is an Engineer?.” The answers to the questionnairereflect the sociocultural value of engineering in Japan from the perspective of future engineers. Morespecifically, we asked a hundred freshmen in the Department of Mechanical and SystemsEngineering at Kogakuin University, the following question, “Who do you associate with the word‘Engineer’? Please write down the names of three people. If the person is not popular, please add abrief explanation.”In response to the lack of interdisciplinarity in the pipelines of our default educational system, wedeveloped a high-quality interdisciplinary curriculum for

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom Eppes, University of Hartford

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Engineering Technology

EET have taken different approaches in the planning, organizing and exectuion of theirrespective capstone projects. The primary areas of contrast are: 1) project sourcing, 2) type, 3)interim feedback and evaluation, 4) final assessment, and 5) supplemental resources. Theapproaches used in each area have advantages and disadvantages that necessitate trade-offs andcareful management.It is anticipated that capstones will continue to evolve with the most likely areas of improvementbeing: 1) better preparation embedded into the curriculum prior to the capstone, 2) increased useof external judging panels, 3) integration of additional project management techniques, 4) greaterfocus on societal and ethical responsibilities, 5) use of web-based

Conference Session

Approaches to Teaching Ethics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael H.G. Hoffmann, Georgia Institute as Technology; Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

Engineering at Georgia Tech pairs each group of six to eightstudents with a facilitator [24]. This means that problem-based learning environments can bemuch more resource intensive than traditional instruction. In times of limited resources, thisposes a serious threat to the quality of ethics education.The AGORA- net approach addresses this problem by providing a web-based softwareapplication called ―AGORA- net: Participate – Deliberate!‖. The AGORA- net softwareguides the activities of small groups of students (about four students per group) whocollaborate on challenging problems and cases. The guidance and ―scaffolding‖ provided bythe software allows the integration of an AGORA- net component in classes without the needof facilitators; an

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric J. Shaw

Computers in the Workplace Unfortunately, many managers in the US, even in technical industries, have been convinced by theIT&S professionals that the computer holds the key to solutions far outside its area of influence. Executiveswho might never try even to set the clock on their VCR become indignant when their computer will notexecute their every whim flawlessly. These executives have not realized that “computer technology creates theneed for greater coordination and integration of different units within an organization,” i.e., it does not providegood management, it demands it.2 In the office, the speed of accounting data processing has often producedthe expectation that all other aspects of the business should be accelerated by

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh

continually supports learning communities as a systemic approach toimprove educational outcomes7-8. The most important aspect of the learning community is that itprovides an opportunity for students to build relationships with one another and with facultywhile being immersed in the content. Moreover, it also calls for faculty to interact with oneanother more frequently and to provide quality personal attention to students The concept of learning community was implemented through the development of atested curriculum, taught by knowledgeable faculty, and delivered through a seamless pathwayfrom high school, through the community college, to the university. Table 1 shows the coursessequence for the first cohort students recruited in Fall 2002

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jaclyn L. Cunitz, University of Colorado Boulder; Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

focusing on humanitarian engineer- ing. In addition, she teaches STEP 1 and STEP 2 education courses through CU Teach Engineering, a new General Engineering Plus program specifically designed to prepare students to earn a secondary math or science teacher licensure through engineering. She manages and mentors graduate and undergraduate engineering Fellows who teach in local K-12 classrooms through the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program’s TEAMS initiative, is on the development team for the TeachEngineering digital library, and is faculty advisor for CU-Boulder’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE).Jaclyn L. Cunitz, University of Colorado Boulder Jaclyn L. Cunitz is an undergraduate student in the department of

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2005 GSW

Authors

Tariq A. Khraishi

Conference Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationprojects. The Department has recently instituted a five-course (one of which is an FEA course),four-year design sequence in its curriculum with the hope of graduating better engineers. Theother design courses are a CAD course and a manufacturing/machining course prior to the FEAcourse, and a machine component course as well as a capstone senior design course after theFEA one. Another benefit to the current PBL assignment, besides emphasizing to students theintegration of design into engineering practice and education, was to give students an opportunityto use the 3D CAD software that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jeffrey Pribyl, Minnesota State University, Mankato

, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).Stewart Ross, Minnesota State University, Mankato Stewart Ross is the founding Director for the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) at Minnesota State University for the past 8 years. He holds a Master’s Degree and Ph.D. in Music Education from Northwestern University. He is an active presenter, with more than 50 workshops in 26 states in the U.S. on “Integrated Course Design” and other subjects related to university teaching and learning. As Director of the CETL at Minnesota State Mankato he works with over 500 full-time professors through faculty learning communities, peer faculty consultations, and an award willing

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann M. Anderson; Richard D. Wilk

learning across the curriculum emphasizing hands-on designand lab work in most courses. More than 50% of the engineering courses have a laboratorycomponent. It is generally felt that there is a high pedagogical value in hands-on experiences forstudents.In the area of facilities, we also developed a new studio classroom for teaching core mechanicalengineering courses. The new studio classroom consists of 12 two-person work stations(networked computer, lab set-up area, table, chairs) with an instructor’s unit and a large videodisplay screen located at the front of the room. The computers are equipped with generalpurpose data acquisition boards which can be used to measure temperature and voltage

Conference Session

Innovations in CE Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kristine Martin; Kenneth Leitch; Jeffrey Will

converted into a surface Fledermaus willrecognize by using a companion program called DMagic. The DMagic programtranslates points to a solid surface with a color map for creation of an elevation legend.The surface can then be viewed with Fledermaus. Once the entities are imported into Fledermaus, they can be shown as a 3-D sceneeither on a computer monitor or projected on the VisBox screen. Fledermaus is able toproduce a split stereo mode for VisBox where one image is polarized vertically andanother image is polarized horizontally which produces the simulated 3-D effect whenviewed with polarized 3-D glasses. Figures 1, 2, and 3 show 3D images created usingFledermaus rendered as 2-D images.Applications in the Civil Engineering Curriculum

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair Rowley, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Wright State University; Thomas Bazzoli, Wright State University

students towork in teams. A course outline is provided in Table 1.The computer lab exercises involve e-mail and web searching, designing an airplane wing,HTML scripting, MatLab, Excel, and statistics, and how things work as the writing intensiveassignment. The instrument labs cover 2-D and 3-D drawing using TurboCAD and SolidWorks,use of lab instruments, circuit measurements on resistive circuits, and building and testing amultivibrator, decade counter, and flip-flop using integrated circuits. In addition, basic solderingand basic wireless communication is taught using a temperature satellite. Apart from the labs,students also participate in three other teaming activities which are the focus of this paper. Thethree teaming events, three exams and

Conference Session

Manufacturing Workforce Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Stephen Baker; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University; David Shannon, Auburn University; josiah e blocus, Tuskegee University; Eugene Thompson

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

the drone body and aprocedure for embedding the electric wiring was developed. This integration required severaldesign modifications, which were implemented and prototyped. We believe that this modulardrone development project design and mentorship guided by the principles of experientiallearning and empowered by AM has increased the efficacy of students and helped them developseveral skills that are valuable to the future engineering work force including team skills,leadership, time-management, life-long and interdisciplinary learning, and entrepreneurshipmindset. Through a survey and focus group approach, the findings of an independent evaluatorconfirm those benefits to the students participating in the project.1. IntroductionAdditive

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4: Design Thinking & Entrepreneurship

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Bieryla, University of Portland; Shaghayegh Abbasi, University of Portland; Jordyn Wolfand, University of Portland

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

motivation: Connections between first‐yearstudents' engineering role identities and future‐time perspectives," J Eng Educ, vol. 109, (3), pp.362-383, 2020.[13] D. Rae and D. E. Melton, "Developing an entrepreneurial mindset in US engineeringeducation: an international view of the KEEN project," The Journal of EngineeringEntrepreneurship, vol. 7, (3), 2017.[14] J. Blake Hylton et al, "Working to instill the entrepreneurial mindset across the curriculum,"Entrepreneurship Education and Pedagogy, vol. 3, (1), pp. 86-106, 2020.[15] R. S. Harichandran et al, "Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Engineering StudentsUsing Integrated E-Learning Modules." Advances in Engineering Education, vol. 7, (1), pp. n1,2018.[16] D. R. Riley et al, "First-year

Conference Session

Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine G. Kisselburgh, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

lack of a consistent and coherent ethical reasoning approach that is suitablefor responding to ethical issues that pervade engineering practice. We argue that reflexiveprinciplism (RP) as an applicable ethical reasoning approach, a view we have elucidated inearlier work8. Furthermore, we posit that in order for this principlist approach to becomereflexive for engineers, engineering educators need an integrated and facile pedagogicalframework that can be engaged repeatedly at various locations in an engineering curriculum. Inthis paper, we describe the characteristics and the efficacy of such an integrated model forenhancing the ethical reasoning of engineers: the SIRA framework. The core elements of thisinnovative approach are discussed

Conference Session

Teaching Entrepreneurship

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Schlosser, Ohio State University; John Merrill, The Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

business students are both attracted to and motivated byentrepreneurial learning opportunities very early in their college careers.IntroductionThere is ongoing discussion among engineering educators regarding whether or not engineeringstudents should be exposed to business subjects in order to better prepare them for engineeringcareers.1 And, if so, what would be the best way to integrate such material into the traditionalengineering curriculum? The issue of teaching entrepreneurship (how to start a company) toengineering students is even more complex, since few engineering faculty have had actualstartup experiences and only a small percentage of engineering graduates will go on to start theirown company sometime during their career.And yet