Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny Davis, Washington State University; Steven Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Olakunle Harrison, Tuskegee University; Phillip Thompson, Seattle University; Michael Trevisan, Washington State University

InstrumentsAssessment instruments have been developed for three of the four performance areas; only thesolution assets area has not been addressed at this time. Assessment exercises are derived toaddress critical factors within the performance area. For example, for the personal capacityperformance area, one assessment exercise addresses students’ initiative and self-growth (whilealso addressing the ABET outcome of lifelong learning): a self-growth paper. A second exerciseaddresses problem solving and professionalism (while also addressing the ABET ethics andprofessionalism outcome: a professional practices paper. The available assessment exercises aresummarized in Table 1.Table 1: Summary of Capstone Design Course Assessments AvailablePerformance Assessment

Conference Session

Service Learning Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tao Hong, Purdue University; William Oakes, Purdue University; Susan Maller, Purdue University; Carla Zoltowski, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

based on theory, empirical evidence, Criterion 3, and the goals ofthe engineering program. The following eight subscales were included: social-responsibility, design process, awareness of ethical issues, teamwork, lifelong learning,oral skills, written skills, and communication competence. For each subscale, studentsrecord their responses on a 5-point Likert scale (e.g., 1=strongly disagree to 5=stronglyagree). The higher the score is, the more the EPICS students agree that the specificengineering design course effectively promotes the program and ABET Criterion 3outcomes related to their professional skills. The students also took a questionnaire witheighteen demographic questions (gender, race, etc.) along with the survey. Items werereviewed

Conference Session

Educating the Whole Engineer - Building Life Skills

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate Thomes, University of Pittsburgh; Beth Bateman Newborg, University of Pittsburgh; Kate Joranson, University of Pittsburgh; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Carol Washburn, University of Pittsburgh; Carol Baker, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

. What engineers need to experience andknow, in addition to “hard” knowledge, is further explained by Shuman and Besterfield-Sacre as“process-oriented skills and awareness-oriented skills.”2 Process-oriented skills include“communication, teamwork, and the ability to recognize and resolve ethical dilemmas.”3 Theseskills are powerful when combined with awareness skills involving “understanding the impact ofglobal and social factors, knowledge of contemporary issues, and the ability to do lifelonglearning.”4 But what are the most effective ways of incorporating process and awareness-oriented practices into engineering curricula already crowded with necessary science, math, anddisciplinary courses? How can engineering schools, which must ensure that

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Knickle

that engineering students make during their studies. These communications include informal connections to the student chapters of the professional engineering societies, our COOP and internship programs, S WE, NSBE, ROTC and others. Another important informal contact is with upper level undergraduates and with graduate students who help mentor in the course. The academic goals of the course include introducing them to effective hands-on experiences with the computer, development of communication skills, how to think about engineering design, and the foundations of manufacturing. These foundations include teaming, communication, vocabulary, a concept of quality, economics, design, ethics, and the

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven H. Chin; MaryJac Reed; Ardoth Hassler

). As part of this initiative, CUA iscurrently funded by the National Science Foundation on a 4 year project called "The Connections Program".Through this program, the affiliated high schools have access to the computing facilities of the University. Thisincludes Internet access, use of CUA's scientific applications (e.g., math and science related applications such asMatlab and Mathematica), and on-line library catalog access. A crucial part of the project is multi-tieredtraining. An ethics statement and fair usage policy has been drafted to ensure that the provided resources willbe used in the appropriate fashion.I. Introduction Connecting our schools, colleges, and companies to the Information Superhighway may be the singlemost

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

alone manufacturing engineering program.Even though there are some relations between the two main elements of the course, methodsengineering content is excluded from this study. In addition to the various technical subjectsrelating to safety, health, and environmental management, the author developed a law contentincluding law categories and associated court structures, law terminology and concepts forengineers, safety and health related law and acts, federal standards and regulations includingOSHA standards, environmental legislation and regulations, and ethics and liabilities. Toenhance the student learning experience various learning media are utilized. Relevant teachingtool arsenal encompass but not limited to filling in OSHA forms and logs

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

working in a global economy. In addition, it is important for engineers tounderstand that their work can have global implications and may impact the longterm viability oflife on the planet. Beyond humanitarian motivations, we ignore the developing world at our ownperil. Their development may have worldwide impacts such as global warming and globalcirculation of pesticides.According to the ABET criteria for accrediting engineering programs1, graduating students musthave:(h) [an understanding of] the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic,environmental, and societal context(c) an ability to design a system... to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such aseconomic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Devine, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Spring 2004, Final Exam InvitationSpecific Instructor Evaluation of David DevineDid the service learning assignment enhance your learning of the subject matter?Yes NoHow/why not:Should a service learning assignment be a part of this class? Yes NoHow/why not:Did the ethics assignment enhance your learning of the subject matter?Yes NoHow/why not:Should an ethics assignment be a part of this class? Yes NoHow/why not:Is it necessary to have open book and open note exams for this class?Yes NoWhy/why not:Writing is important and should be included in assignments made in this class.Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree 1 2 3 4 5The questions that appear on the SPIE FORM are specific to the class. Questions are

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huiming Fan, East China University of Science and Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

and Civic Responsibility Harvard Aesthetics, culture and Interpretation, History, Society, Individual, Social Science and University Technology, Ethics and Citizenship, Art and Humanities, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences or Engineering and Applied Sciences, Empirical and Mathematical Reasoning Stanford Thinking and Behavior Methods, Effective Thinking, Writing and Rhetoric, Language University Columbia Contemporary Civilization, Literary Humanities, University Writing, Art and Humanities, University Music and Humanities, Science Frontier, Science Compulsory, Global Core Compulsory, Foreign Language Compulsory, Sports Compulsory Chicago Humanities, Foreign Languages, Mathematical

Conference Session

Liberal Education Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #27424Toward a Globalized Engineering Education: Comparing Dominant Imagesof Engineering Education in the United States and ChinaDr. Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines Qin Zhu is an Assistant Professor in the Ethics Across Campus Program and the Division of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences at Colorado School of Mines, where he is co-directing the Daniels Fund Program in Professional Ethics Education that provides support for faculty to integrate ethics into applied science and engineering curricula. Qin serves as a graduate faculty member in the Master’s Program in Natural Resources and Energy Policy at

Conference Session

International Accreditation and Credentials: International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carmine C. Balascio P.E., University of Delaware

Tagged Divisions

International

could put some international engineering practices at odds with U.S.norms, there appears to be little evidence. The most important cultural aspects in this regard arethose associated with professional ethics. In a pair of articles published in Civil Engineering magazine, Tara Hoke, J.D., generalcounsel to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), explored the characteristics of awide variety of engineering codes of ethics from a mix of developed and developing countriesaround the world in comparison to the ASCE Code of Ethics.14,15 She examined provisions inthe codes that address competence, truthfulness, faithful agency, fair competition, corruption,honor, integrity, dignity of the profession, professional development, and inclusion

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muthusamy Krishnamurthy P.E., Hydro Modeling Inc; David Anthony Pezza P.E., Old Dominion University; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

program, continuing education, experience,and mentoring: material sciences, mechanics, experiments, problem recognition and solving,design, sustainability, contemporary issues and historical perspective, risk and uncertainty,project management, breadth in civil engineering, and technical specialization.(C) Professional outcomes achieved through the degree program, experience and mentoring:communications, public policy, business and public administration, globalization, leadership,teamwork, attitudes, and professional and ethical responsibility.Detailed commentaries on these outcomes, along with their rubrics in the cognitive domain andthe desired level of achievement can be found in the report published by the BOK2 TaskCommittee [1]The BOK3TC

Conference Session

Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Christopher McComb, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Julie Rojewski, Michigan State University; Astri Briliyanti, Michigan State University; Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development

Process (tools foreffective meetings); and Analytical Problem Solving (brainstorming, list reduction andevaluation criteria). Over the decades, the EF program adapted to meet the changing needs ofundergraduate students, with options for shorter sessions and the addition of a module onEffective Presentation Skills in the early 2000s.In the 2010s, the EF program directors began to explore opportunities to expand the curriculumto address new challenges. A new partnership in 2015 led to the addition of two new modules:Equity, Inclusion & Engineering Ethics; and Research Mentoring. In 2017, Tau Beta Pi partneredwith several other organizations in a successful proposal to the National Science Foundation todevelop updated training materials focusing

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Design and Design Chanllenges

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B. Riggs, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

their academic and industrial training and meeting this need is the objective ofthis paper. Based on this perspective, we will examine the full range of engineeringfundamentals (i.e., ethics, problem solving, modeling, analysis, design, economics andcommunications) in an effort to layout an approach that prepares first-year students fortheir future careers in a manner that is consistent with their current knowledge andexperience (i.e. high school math and science). That is, in a general sense engineeringreduces to either engineering analysis or engineering design both of which rely onproblem solving and modeling. Engineering economics provides a means to consistentlyevaluate the performance of an engineering project by using optimization

Conference Session

Student Success III: Affect and Attitudes

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole H. Joslyn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, cannot be addressed with technical knowledge alone. The interdisciplinary nature ofengineering and these complex challenges require engineers with diverse experiences,knowledge, perspectives, skills, etc. However, current preparation of engineers often leaves themunsure about their role in society1. Therefore, it is necessary that we better prepare engineers tooperate in social contexts considering both historical and contemporary issues with ethical,economic, global, political, and environmental impacts. It is also necessary for engineers todevelop as persons able to critically examine the presuppositions of beliefs and value systemsbased on the perspectives and opinions of others rather than passively accepting them as reality. The

Conference Session

ABET Innovations

Collection

2016 EDI

Authors

Michael K. J. Milligan P.E., ABET; Joseph L Sussman, ABET; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sarah A Rajala, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

ABET

but carry knowledge further towardcreative application needed to solve engineering problems. 40We grouped all definitions together (2)Engineering Design – Engineering design is the process of devising asystem, component, or process to meet desired needs, specifications,codes, and standards within constraints such as health and safety,cost, ethics, policy, sustainability, constructability, and manufacturability.It is an iterative, creative, decision-making process in which the basicsciences, mathematics, and the engineering sciences are applied toconvert resources optimally into solutions.Teams – A team consists of more than one person working toward acommon goal and may

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part Three

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

valuableinsights into associated technical, ethical, and professional issues. Lessons learned from failureshave substantially affected civil engineering practice. The history of development of practice inmany engineering disciplines is, in large part, the story of failures and of the changes tostandards and procedures made as the result of forensic analyses. In addition to technical issues,concepts such as professional and ethical responsibility are highlighted by the cases. Somespecific examples are presented.Introduction The requirements that civil engineering programs have to meet now, and will have tomeet in the future, are contained in a number of documents. These include the general andprogram specific Accreditation Board for Engineering and

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Haws, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

core class for non-engineers at Boise State University, I focus on helping studentsunderstand the impact of engineering decisions on their individual and communal lives. I attemptto de-mystify engineering design, but also try to explain the engineer’s over-reliance onconvergent thinking, and the dissonance response of engineers to project opposition (denying,marginalizing, or baffling the opposition through intentionally turgid language and the appeal to“special” expertise). We discuss Habermas and Discourse Ethics, and as one of the principalassignments, I have them attend and report on the public hearing required to enable federalfunding for some local engineering project. The Idaho Department of Transportation, and theAda County Highway

Conference Session

Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lily Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Richard Savage, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

CADTechnical Report and PresentationsSustainable Design and Technology Detail DesignMaterial Selection in Design Teamwork Update/Peer Assessment/RolesDesign for Manufacturability Design Verification/Test Plans/Engr. StatisticsHuman Factors EngineeringIntellectual Property & Patents Page 15.65.3Engineering Ethics Ethics Case StudyEntrepreneurship Ethics Case Study ConclusionProduct Liability Update PresentationsDesign with Quality in Mind Teamwork ExerciseIndustrial DesignCost

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Shana Craft; David Click; P. Paxton Marshall

the system is not necessarily optimized byoptimizing the subsystems individually. It connects with the real world experiences of students.It provides an ideal vehicle for “incorporating engineering standards and realistic constraints thatinclude most of the following considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability;manufacturability; ethical; health and safety; social; and political”. [ABET EC2000, criterion 4]It demands initiative and provides leadership opportunities in project management, costestimation and budgeting, marketing and fund-raising. It develops manual skills, communicationskills, and teamwork skills. It values and develops aesthetic judgment and creativity. This paper will describe the Solar Decathlon, the UVA

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King; Lloyd Massengill; Joel Barnett; Donald Kinser; Andrew Dozier

course. Since a new design instructor wasappointed for ME (DK) and the EE/CE instructor was also to change, the current andfuture instructors decided to get together in order to consider means by which interactionbetween the departments could be facilitated to the benefit of both the faculty and thestudents.The primary design effort that resulted from this effort was the initiation of a seniordesign seminari. The catalog description for the course was posed as: “Elements ofProfessional Engineering Practice. Professionalism, licensing, ethics and ethical issues,intellectual property, contracts, liability, risk, reliability and safety, interdisciplinaryteams and team tools, the role of codes, standards and professional organizations, career

Conference Session

Project Management and Team Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Pasek

BEYOND EQUATIONS: TEACHING ORGANIZATION THEORY TO PRACTICING ENGINEERS Zbigniew J. Pasek University of MichiganINTRODUCTION AND MOTIVATIONIt has been long recognized that skills needed by the engineers in the technical workplacecomprise not only of the technical competence and familiarity with various types of technology,but also have to encompass communication, teamwork, ethics, and many other issues.Interestingly, many of these skills are activated only in the work-setting and universities ingeneral some of these skills are hard to acquire during an academic training. The alumni surveycarried out annually by the College of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurism in BME

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wendy Newstetter; Paul Benkeser

Integrating Soft Skills in a BME Curriculum Paul Benkeser and Wendy Newstetter Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory UniversityAbstractABET’s Criterion 3 requires engineering programs to demonstrate that its graduates possess anumber of “soft” skills related to the practice of engineering. These include skills related toteamwork, communications, professionalism, ethics, life-long learning, impact of engineeringsolutions, and knowledge of contemporary issues. Too often programs seek to satisfy thiscriterion through what might be called an “inoculation” approach, i.e. giving students a dose ofethics

Conference Session

Teaching Design with a Twist

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Jensen

development of an appreciation forengineering, (2) an introduction to the disciplines, (3) the development of competency withspecific engineering topics (e.g., technical communications, engineering ethics, and computerskills), and (4) the building of relationships among students and between students and faculty. Auseful tool to achieve these objectives is a set of integrated case studies.In this paper, the experiences at the University at Buffalo with the use of case studies as the mainpedagogical tool in a large (approx. 420 students) introductory engineering course will bediscussed. The ideal characteristics of case studies and the goals of case study use will bepresented. Techniques for reinforcing key concepts throughout all case studies will be

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Phillip Thompson; Denny Davis; Larry McKenzie; Kenneth Gentili

include: (1) motivation, (2) technical competence, (3) judgment and decision making,(4) innovation, (5) client/quality focus, (6) business orientation, (7) product development, (8)professional/ethical, (9) teamwork, (10) change management, and (11) communication. Theseattributes span ABET engineering criteria 3 and 4 requirements.A set of broadly-applicable capstone course learning outcomes is presented to address needs fordeveloping the attributes of top quality engineers and to match capstone course objectives withinengineering curricula.Introduction and ObjectivesIntroduction and RationaleCapstone design courses occupy strategic positions in engineering baccalaureate degreeprograms. They provide senior engineering students open-ended project

Conference Session

ABET Criterion 4 and Liberal Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heinz Luegenbiehl; Kathryn Neeley; Jerry Gravander

complicated than the neat, reductionist realm of scientists and engineers. . . .In the real world, disparate components interact in complex systems.” Erika Jonietz 3Abstract Criterion 4 of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)Engineering Criteria 2000 requires that engineering curricula culminate in a major designexperience that incorporates “engineering standards and constraints that include most of thefollowing considerations: economic; environmental; sustainability; manufacturability; ethical;health and safety; social; and political.” That is, Criterion 4 calls for an educational experiencethat integrates virtually everything students have learned, ranging from their technicalengineering knowledge to

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Skvarenina

cases, there is a list ofrequired student outcomes, the so-called “a’ through “k” lists. Although they are different for the twocommissions, there are many similarities, particularly in what are commonly referred to as the “softskills.” These include teamwork, communications skills, global perspectives, ethics, life-long learning,and contemporary issues. Often the faculty would like to leave many of these to the students’humanities and social science courses. However, at many schools there is a wide variety of electivesfor students in those areas and it is impossible to guarantee that they will receive exposure to all of the ato k items. Thus, it is the author’s contention that the technical courses must cover these topics.The author teaches a

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: New Research

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Donna Riley

students as authorities in the classroom, integrating ethics and policy considerations,problematizing science as objectivity, and de-centering western (and male) civilization.Appropriate assessment methods for this type of course are presented with results from the firsttwo classes, pointing to areas for further development. Critiques and limitations of the use ofliberative pedagogies in engineering education are discussed, as well as the potential for thesemethods to address the needs of all students while increasing the accessibility and attractiveness ofengineering for underrepresented groups. 1. 2.Introduction For many years, efforts toward increasing the participation of traditionallyunderrepresented groups in

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia C. Tempel; Hisham Alnajjar; Beth Richards; Andrea Brick Ader; Ronald Adrezin

Shared activities: group “What’s essay, “Why Should discussion of ethical dilemmas engineering?” My Conscience in engineering. Brief library exploration of Bother Me?”: exercise (getting familiar with different analyze reasons for library’s online catalog). engineering fields. different Shared outcomes: Guest speaker: Cost perspectives in a appropriate professional vs. safety and ethics. conflict (cultural communication (1); critical analysis) and analytical thinking (2

Conference Session

Communication: From Pecha Kucha to Bullets

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Soto-Caban, Muskingum University; Emre Selvi, Muskingum University; Ferdinand Avila-Medina, Ohio State University, Newark

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

some evaluation of evaluating content conclusion. evaluation of the the evidence based on evidence. evidence presented. presented. Identifies ethical Clearly identifies Poorly identifies and Does not identify issues but not and states ethical states an ethical and state any ethical states them in issues