Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel A Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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NSF Grantees

degrees? ShouldABET then require service as an accreditation criteria?In this short paper, service in professional codes of conduct are explored, a case study is made ofthe opinions of beginning engineering students as well as students at all levels who have beeninvolved with service-learning projects in several courses, and the implications are considered.Service and professional societiesEngineering professional societies as well as the societies of other professions, such as theAmerican Bar Association, expect community service in their codes of ethics and conduct, as forexample, the following:NSPE (National Society of Professional Engineers) code of ethics III. Fundamental Canons

Conference Session

Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Christopher L. Brace, University of Wisconsin; Willis J. Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

access to a faculty member through their design course atleast once per week. Part of the two-hour design course lab time is relatively unstructured so thatstudents can have the opportunity to seek advice on the curriculum, career counseling, or anyother matter of interest to them. These courses allow the faculty access to all of the students inour department, providing an effective means to make announcements or discuss issuespertaining to the whole student body. Design courses also provide a platform for professionalcommunication throughout the curriculum5, and a relevant structure to discuss other professionaltopics such as intellectual property, professionalism, engineering ethics, and the need for lifelonglearning. Some of these topics are

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

course deliverables. Deliverablesinclude: final working product (hardware, source code, and binaries), research paper (completedindividually), time logs (completed individually), system requirements specification, systemdesign specification, project plan, design review presentation, socio-economic impact statement,ethical impact study, test document, traceability matrix, test logs, user manual, and finalpresentation.Literature Survey: Competition-based Capstone ProjectsCompetition-based capstones are not uncommon as was found from a literature survey. In aconference paper by Paulik and Krishnan4, they discuss the use of competitions for capstonedesign courses at the University of Detroit, Mercy’s department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Hooshangi, George Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

skills that are desired in a competitive jobmarket.We have created a curriculum that couples a series of foundation courses in science andtechnology with complimentary courses in business/entrepreneurship, energy/environmentalsciences and technology ethics. Students also have the opportunity to take specialized courses inInformation Systems Technology or Biotechnology tracks during their senior year. Figure 1represents a comparison view of a traditional academic program versus a more multidisciplinaryapproach to a technical education.(A) (B)   Biology   Engineering Science

Conference Session

Accreditation and Outcomes-based Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jens Kabo, Chalmers University of Technology; Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; John Currie, University of Sydney; Hu Wenlong, Beihang University; Caroline Baillie, University of Western Australia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

/interpersonal skills”). • Each document includes capabilities related to what we classify as “social analytic skills,” such as ethical reasoning, understanding of global and local contexts, or political awareness.As our main interests are how a) “the social” and b) the relation between “the social” and “thetechnical” are represented, our attention now shifts to an assessment of how these features aremanifest in the accreditation documents. For the most part, professional/interpersonal skills areconceptually straightforward in the accreditation documents, and there is agreement that goodcommunication and teamwork skills are core competencies for engineers (even if the attributesof these skills are less-clearly specified). While we acknowledge

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Cline, Boise State University

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Construction

in daily operations. No matter the discipline,scope, nor delivery method, to effectively manage construction projects, the project managermust have a definable set of key competencies that facilitate his/her ability to effectively leadadministrative personnel, supervisors, foremen, skilled and non-skilled labor, subcontractors,and suppliers by applying learned skills, knowledge, values, ethics, and characteristics1. Akey competency is the knowledge, trait, skill, motive, attitude, value or other personalcharacteristic essential in performing a job2. A key competency can be a hard skill, where atechnical ability or proficiency is needed, or soft skills that focus on the interpersonalrelationships and workplace productivity3.In a study

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, Ph.D., University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

) outcomes. Accordingly, the instrument is directlyaligned to engineering ”soft skills” that are often difficult to measure via individual course examsand projects. The EGPI is not a student survey of perception of their learning; rather, it is a directmeasure of how prepared students are for global workforces in areas of communication,professional ethical responsibility, understanding of global issues and lifelong learning.Subscales for the index were developed accordingly, while also aligning with sound theoreticaland empirical research on global citizenry9, 10 and the National Academy’s expectations forglobal preparedness. The following four subscales are utilized as metrics in the engineeringglobal preparedness index (EGPI). These metrics are

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Ingrid H. Soudek

which offers an array of courses which address theinterface between technology and society, technical writing and oral presentation, as well asengineering ethics. We have found that teaching gender issues is very effective when coupledwith the teaching of ethics and values of professionals. In this paper, I discuss the specificmaterials, methods and basic philosophy of teaching that are effective in teaching issues ofgender.My course, TCC 211, "Values of Professionals," explores the value framework, the "calling" ofvarious professions, including engineering. To help students understand how one establishes thevalues for a particular profession, we talk about applied ethics and about what we consider rightand wrong behavior both on the job and in

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark A. Shields

ethically compelling alternative to the competitive model ofindividualized achievement and assessment, the notion of collaborative teaching unnerves manyof us because it implies a loss of professional autonomy–and, indeed, may suggest (to ourcolleagues, at least) that we’re not up to the task of doing our own pedagogical thing.Likewise, while we may regard cooperative learning as good preparation for the real world ofworking in teams, collaborative teaching may well seem naively oblivious of the real-worldacademic promotion-and-tenure system that judges us on our individual teaching (and scholarly)merits. Finally, if cooperative learning offers practical benefits to us as teachers in reducing thenumber (and improving the quality) of assignments we

Conference Session

Partner Organization Plenary I

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Marwan T. Abdelhamid, World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)

Tagged Topics

Partner Society Plenary

a vital and visible connection to their professional association.Needles to say that, an intimate familiarity with the Code of Ethics can help facultymembers to maintain the highest ethical standards and allow them to act as rolemodels for students. It is important to integrate the Code of Ethics into course work,where appropriate. This will help in to inculcate ethical thinking of the students.Finally, high standards of research are vital component of to the professional lives ofengineering faculty members and graduate students in a university setting.Engineering research advances the state of engineering practice, provides valuablelearning and experience to graduate students and generates needed revenue forteaching institutions. Besides

Conference Session

Assessment & Continuous Improvement in ET: Part III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Tarig Ali, University of Central Florida; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

design projectcourse. In this case, students worked remotely in teams. In some case the students (teammembers) lived as far as 200 miles apart from each other.6. Ethics: The Engineering Criteria 2000 of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (ABET) pledge to significantly and rigorously improve the landscape of engineeringeducation in the United States. One outcome of Criteria 2000 is increased attention in thecurriculum to the ethical responsibilities of engineers. This is certainly a concern among manyfaculties including those teaching courses in online learning environments. The focus is toachieve meaningful ethics education for all engineering students, with particular emphasis oncompeting curriculum models.Our enduring

Conference Session

Main Plenary 2 - Establishing Innovative Strategies Through the Virtuous Cycle of Research in Engineering Education - Korean Society for Engineering Education (KSEE)

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Woon Kyung Kim, Korean Society for Engineering Education (KSEE)

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

Confucian cultural roots, also noted for Koreans’ general respectfor education as evidenced by the yearly statistics that over 70% of highschool graduates enroll in colleges. Although it may seem apparent–withthe coupling yearly statistics that about 23% outright majority of the college population major inengineering—that Republic of Korea is on smooth sail with respect to its engineering evolution,there are—due to threats pertaining to changes in industrial structure, culture, economy, politics,education, environment and social structures (and, ultimately, people’s psyche, work-ethics andliving styles)—some alarming early signals pertaining to the numbers, quality and sustainabilitypertaining to its engineering workforce. In this presentation

Conference Session

Sustainability in Engineering Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Inez Hua, Purdue University; Ernest Blatchley, Purdue University; Loring Nies, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

Page 15.773.2broader context of sustainability requires engineers, and by extension engineering students, tomove beyond traditional technical expertise, and incorporate complex aspects of political, social,economic, and environmental systems into engineering design.Within this broad framework, sustainability clearly moves beyond environmental engineeringand becomes a concern for all disciplines of engineering. Several professional disciplinarysocieties have recognized the importance of sustainability or sustainable development to theirfield by including them in their Codes of Ethics or similar policy statements. The AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers includes in the first “fundamental canon” of the Code of Ethics thatengineers “shall strive to

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafic Bachnak

, American Society for Engineering Education”Course requirements include three assignments to cover the following topics: (1)Professional, ethical, and social responsibilities; (2) Recognizing the need for, and anability to engage in lifelong learning; and (3) Recognizing the need for timeliness,quality, and continuous improvement. These assignments consist of having students readhandouts, perform library and Internet searches, and submit two-page reports thatdemonstrates their understanding of these issues. Week Number Topics and Activities Course requirements 1 Life long learning Professional, ethical, and social responsibilities

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul King; Joel Barnett; Donald Kinser; Andrew Dozier

common design seminar and in effortsto encourage development of multidisciplinary design teams.The primary result of this effort was the initiation of a senior design seminar2. Thecatalog description for the course was posed as: “Elements of Professional EngineeringPractice. Professionalism, licensing, ethics and ethical issues, intellectual property,contracts, liability, risk, reliability and safety, interdisciplinary teams and team tools, therole of codes, standards and professional organizations, career, entrepreneurship, humanfactors and industrial design.” The stated intent of the seminar was “… thedevelopment of design skills through lectures about elements of the design process. Thiscourse will include seminars on: professionalism

Conference Session

Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Margeaux Johnson, University of Florida; Michelle Leonard, University of Florida; Melody Royster, University of Florida

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Engineering Libraries

Co-PI on the NSF ethics in education grant ”Gaming Against Plagiarism” and was a member of the NIH VIVO Collaboration.Michelle Leonard, University of Florida Michelle Leonard received her master’s of arts (M.A.) and master’s of Library Science (MLS) degrees from Kent State University, and has worked in both corporate and academic environments. She is an asso- ciate university librarian in the Marston Science Library at the University of Florida where she manages collections in the agriculture and life sciences. Michelle regularly teaches workshops for science grad- uate students, post docs and faculty on responsible conduct of research, including plagiarism, and data management. Her current research interests

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 2

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Uma Balaji, Fairfield University

Tagged Topics

Professional Papers

coursesnot only enhance students' knowledge in the energy domain but may also raise awareness aboutthe growing demand for energy. The focus of instruction is often on engineering design, analysis,and technical problem-solving, with less emphasis on dealing with sustainability and other globalissues. Also, students who opt for other electives within the electrical engineering major may notget effectively exposed to the energy crisis or its environmental impact and the need forsustainable solution.Ethics education in engineering curricula at many universities is typically delivered througheither a standalone ethics course or by integrating it into "bookend" courses, such asIntroduction to Engineering and senior-level Capstone courses. Often, selected

Conference Session

Diverse Pathways: Exploring Inclusive Practices and Outreach in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amr Hassan, University of Pittsburgh; Mohamed A. S. Zaghloul; Irene Mena, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

].The codes mostly fell under one of two main categories: positive comments and negative comments.Table 2 below provides a list of the codes that fell under each category, as well as an example commentfor each one. Table 2: Different Categories of Student Responses with Examples for Each One EXAMPLE POSITIVE COMMENTS About teammate's work, work “He was very good about getting the most out of everyone. Very ethic, and/or personality committed to creating a good product for every assignment.” “I feel that the work has been evenly and fairly distributed across About entire team's work

Collection

2024 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Katherine Abrey; Maddy Cronin; Deanna Malone; Libby Osgood P.Eng.

International Humanitarian Trips: Objectionable or Estimable? Katherine Abrey, Maddy Cronin, Deanna Malone, and Libby (Elizabeth) Osgood Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, University of Prince Edward IslandAbstractThe ethical considerations surrounding student international humanitarian trips are complex. Thisarticle considers the benefits and drawbacks of such trips by examining existing literature anddiscussing personal experiences. The positive aspects of these trips for communities includeessential work being accomplished, economic support, and job creation for support staff. Thebenefits for students include professional, personal, and technical growth, global awareness,research opportunities, leadership

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Adedamola Akinsanya; Christian Bach

or weaken that behaviour. p. 108-114.The federal government, for example, can increase funding to [3] Arnett, D.B., S.D. German, and D.H. Shelby, Thecancer research and enact policies that help support the Identity Salience Model of Relationship Marketingmessage of the campaign i.e. non-smoking during pregnancy. Success: The Case of Nonprofit Marketing. Journal ofThis is one of the reasons why social campaigners should Marketing, 2003. 67(2): p. 89-105.endeavor to reach the ears and capture the hearts of [4] Brenkert, G.G., Ethical Challenges of Sociallawmakers! Marketing. Journal of

Conference Session

LEES Session 8: Care and Commitments

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Kuryloski, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Amy Baird, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Paper ID #37314Diverse Perspectives, Engineering in Context, andExperiential Learning in Engineering EducationLauren Kuryloski (Assistant Professor of Teaching) Lauren Kuryloski is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo. She teaches Technical Communication courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level.Amy Baird Amy Baird is an Assistant Professor of Practice in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo. She teaches STEM Communications and Ethics in Engineering and Computing to undergraduate engineering and

Conference Session

Sustainability and Social Responsibility

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #29814Designing for a Sustainable World: Integrating the United NationsSustainable Development Goals into a First-Year Engineering Course inScience, Technology and SocietyDr. Benjamin J. Laugelli, University of Virginia Dr. Laugelli is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and Society at the University of Virginia. He teaches courses that explore social and ethical aspects of engineering design and practice, including Sci- ence, Technology, and Contemporary Issues; Technology and the Frankenstein Myth; The LEGO Course: Engineering Design and Values; STS and Engineering Practice; and The Engineer, Ethics, and Profes

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emmabeth Parrish Vaughn, Austin Peay State University; Lily Skau, Austin Peay State University; Bobette Dawn Bouton, Austin Peay State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

the follow-up question, why do engineers solve problems?is not as frequently communicated. Engineers solve problems for the benefit of society. Evidencefor this role is seen within the National Society of Professional Engineer’s code of ethicscannons and rules of practice, the first of which is “Engineers shall hold paramount the safety,health, and welfare of the public [1].” While not every engineer will be providing individualizedproblem solutions, i.e. care, the discipline of engineering is intended to provide solutions andcare to society. Engineers are societal caregivers. The problems engineers are called on to solve, are complex, not just from anintellectually rigorous perspective, but also from the myriad of societal, ethical

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University; Peter H. Khost, Stony Brook University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #20044The Use of Narrative in Undergraduate Engineering EducationDr. Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University Dr. Halada, Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Stony Brook University, directs an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree program in Engineering Science. He designs educational ma- terials focused on nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and how engineers learn from engineering disasters and how failure and risk analysis can be used to teach about ethics and societal implications of emerging technologies. Halada also coordinates the Long Island Alternative Energy Consortium, a

Conference Session

The Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge, 3rd Edition: Preparing the Future Civil Engineer

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University; Leslie Nolen CAE, American Society of Civil Engineers

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

the ABET GeneralCriterion 3: Student Outcomes, General Criterion 5: Curriculum, and the Program Criteria forCivil and Similarly Named Engineering Programs (CEPC). The comparisons are provided inTables 1 through 21. For those outcomes that include both the cognitive domain and theaffective domain (Tables 15 Sustainability through 21 Ethical Responsibilities), both of theoutcome statements are provided in the table. Following each table is a discussion of theCEBOK3 outcome and the relevant ABET accreditation criteria, along with a recommendationfor “closing the gap” when it is determined that the ABET criteria only partially addresses ordoes not address the CEBOK3 outcome. It should be noted that the comparisons, ratings, andrecommendations are

Conference Session

Student Teams and Active Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv; Rosalyn Berne

Session 2330 Eight-Dimensional Methodology for Innovative Thinking About the Case and Ethics of the Mount Graham, Large Binocular Telescope Project Submitted by:Rosalyn W. Berne, Division of Technology, Culture and Communication,University of Virginia, 351 McCormick Road, Thornton Road, Charlottesville, Va. 22904.434-924-6098. rwb@virginia.eduAnd,Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University, Electrical Engineering Department, FloridaAtlantic University, Boca Raton Florida, 33431. 561-297-2773. ravivd@fau.eduAbstract Case analysis is a common method for

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Lee Downey, Virginia Tech; Masanori Wada, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

 education.   A  second  set  of  challenges  has  interrogated  the  contents  of  the  engineering  sciences  and  engineering  design.  Social  philosophers  have  long  mapped  engineers  as  technological  intelligentsia  whose  success  depends  upon  a  wide  range  of  social,  ethical,  and  epistemological  criteria  (Goldman  1984;  Lenk  1984;  Davis  1996).  Micro-­‐ethicists  have  made  visible  contrasts  between  formal  codes  and  actual  practices  (Baum  and  Flores  1982;  Martin  and  Schinzinger  1983).  More  recently,  macro-­‐ethicists  make  visible  a  range  of  broader  material  projects  that  engineering  formation  and  engineering  work  could  serve  or,  in  some  cases,  does  serve  (Herkert  2009

Conference Session

Special Session: Next Generation Problem-Solving

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Mary Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara Moore, University of Minnesota; John Christ; Eric Hamilton, Pepperdine University; Barbara Olds, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Diefes-Dux

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2010-1756: SPECIAL SESSION: NEXT GENERATION PROBLEM-SOLVING:RESULTS TO DATE - MODELS AND MODELING USING MEASLarry Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry J. Shuman is Senior Associate Dean for Academics and Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering educational experience with an emphasis on assessment of design and problem solving, and the study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former senior editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, Dr. Shuman is the founding editor of Advances in Engineering Education. He has published widely in the engineering education literature, and is co-author

Conference Session

Stories, Communication, and Convergence in Engineering Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna G Burchfield, University of South Florida; April A. Kedrowicz, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division (LEES)

competencies. ABET, the European Network forEngineering Education (ENAEE), and the Federation of Engineering Institutions in Asia and thePacific (FEIAP) highlight the need for engineers to recognize and account for the impacts ofengineering practice and design in broad contexts that impact human and environmentalconditions throughout their guidelines. ABET (2021) mandates that engineering graduates have“an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs withconsideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social,environmental, and economic factors,” and “an ability to recognize ethical and professionalresponsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Student Development

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Oswald Beiler, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration ofpublic health, safety, and welfare as well as global, cultural, social, and environmental, andeconomic factors” [2]. Outcome 4 is the “ability to recognize ethical and professionalresponsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgements, which must considerthe impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts”[2]. Although public policy isn’t directly stated in the outcomes, the need to incorporate multi-disciplinary issues and the cause and effect of engineering decisions and solutions on othersystems is evident. Although there is consensus that humanities and social sciences topics such as