- ter. Outside of academia, Dr. Szajnfarber has worked as a systems engineer at MDA Space Missions (Canadarm Program) and Dynacon Inc. (Microsatellites); and as a researcher at the European Space Agency (Advanced Concepts Team).Dr. Robert Pless, The George Washington UniversityRyan Watkins, The George Washington University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Building Interdisciplinarity in Engineering Doctoral Education: Insights from DTAIS Summer IncubatorAbstractIn an era where the ethical, social, and technical complexities of artificial intelligence (AI)demand innovative approaches, the significance of diverse
faculty members in Environmental Engineering as well as facultyfrom Civil Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, History and Philosophy, BusinessManagement, Political Science, and English. From the outset, the team adopted an outcomes-based approach to curricular redesign. In the first phase of the project, the multidisciplinary teamdeveloped a comprehensive list of knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes desired in successfulenvironmental engineering graduates. Targeted competencies encompass discipline-specifictechnical knowledge, as well as cross-disciplinary skillsets related to ethics, communication,teamwork, social justice, economics, sustainability, and public policy. The list of desired studentlearning outcomes was produced
]. The existing literature, though in its nascent stage,has started to uncover several dimensions of GAI’s influence on assessment, highlighting thetransformative potential of GAI in education alongside ethical considerations and the necessityfor responsible implementation strategies [6], [7], [8].Herein, we present a portion of a larger study on engineering faculty members’ mental models ofassessment in the era of GAI. The overarching question for this study is:RQ: How do engineering faculty members’ responses to the arrival of GAI in their assessmentpractices vary based on their demographics?By answering this research question, we aimed to explore if there are trending responses acrosscertain demographics as a start of our study. The findings
. It is called ECE 590, Senior DesignExperience.Before the Fall of 2012, ECE 590 was a one-credit course that focused on ethics. Students intheir final year were expected to select a technical elective to provide them with a designexperience. The ECE faculty decided that a more comprehensive approach was needed toprovide students with a more consistent experience. They also wanted a course that more closelyaligned with the ABET guidelines for a capstone design course.For the Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 semesters, Kim Fowler taught ECE 590, Senior DesignExperience, as a one-credit course. The curriculum contained most of the same material as taughtnow. The students were overburdened with work for a one-credit course. The department thenmoved to a
Ethics at Boston College. His research is in contemporary environmental issues and their religious, ethical, and political resonances. He is currently at work on a manuscript focused on John Muir, the famed nineteenth-century American conservationist and founder of the Sierra Club, and Muir’s influence on conceptions of the sacred in modern American religious consciousness. Dr. Powell’s research also examines the intersection of race, religion, and environment. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Integrating history and engineering in the first-year core curriculum at Boston College1. IntroductionIn What
Skill Self and Peer Evaluation Thu, 06/14/18 100 1000 Participation Technical Contribution % of class meetings Factor Classroom Participation 5 80+ (18+/22) 100% Ethics + Conduct 10 75-80 (17/22) 94% Resume’ Submission 10 70-75 (16/22) 86% Progress Reports 5 65-70 (15/22) 81% Individual Contribution + 17 60-65 (14/22) 77% Contract 55-60 (13/22
, makers, designers, and technologists. Currently, she is part of a team setting up the Human-Centered Engineering program at Boston College. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Critical perspectives on teaching design in first-year engineeringIntroductionTo engineer is to bring science and technology into a society filled with competing economic,ethical, and political influences. Yet still, engineering programs teach technical content asseparate from their historical, social, and economic contexts, which creates a duality betweenthe technical and social (Cech, 2014; Faulkner, 2000; Leydens & Lucena, 2017). As studentslearn and practice
was to keep the students fromhurting their own systems or putting themselves in danger of breaking a law (for example,hacking into a private or government system), while also ensuring that the students are operatingin a realistic and contemporary environment. This second point is especially difficult as studentsmust see cybersecurity outside of small exercises and apply their skills in a realistic manner.The authors will review the types of projects that students have completed in the last four years atWentworth Institute of Technology. These descriptions will include details of the projects and thetechnical and ethical challenges that accompanied each. These tips and best practices are intendedto provide instructors with a starting point as
Ethics in the Affective Domain Level Example Receiving Individual reads a book passage and recognizes the relationship to ethical behavior. Responding Individual participates in a discussion about the book, reads another book by the same author or another book about ethical behavior, etc. Valuing The individual demonstrates acceptance of the concept by voluntarily attending a lecture on ethical behavior. Organization The individual organizes a study session for other students on topics related to ethical behavior. Characterization The individual is firmly committed to the value of
outcomes weredivided into sub-outcomes that were more readily assessable.Assessment of the Program OutcomesOnce the outcomes were defined, we had to determine how to assess the student achievement ofthe outcomes. Of particular concern were the so-called “soft skills,” such as teamwork,communications skills, global perspectives, ethics, life-long learning, and contemporary issues.Assessment of these can be difficult at best, particularly when it comes to triangulating results;i.e., providing more than one method of assessing the outcomes. While some members of thefaculty desired to leave the soft skills to the students’ humanities and social science courses, thatwas not a practical solution for our program because there is a wide variety of
Professionalism/Work Ethics Teamwork Implement the LEED building certification process Technology • Develop LEED O+M-EB® submittals for GBCI • Implement the LEED building certification processAs shown in Table 2, the majority of outcomes were found to help achieve one or multipleNACE competencies. Moreover, several course outcomes were correlated with each coveredcompetency. This helped the author understand that the particular competency was covered.However, in order to ensure that the covered competencies were appropriately covered by thecourse outcomes, the table was checked with the Ball State University’s Skill Infusion Programrepresentative. After ensuring that the
coastal development and erosion, sustainablepractice is also of critical interest in the field of engineering education is the promotion ofsustainable practices, as demonstrated in various modern engineering code of ethics [11]-[13].Coastal development can benefit through sustainable practices to reduce coastal erosion ratescaused by human activity. Thus, SimCoast aims to educate current and future engineers,especially those with focus on coastal and civil engineering, about the options available tofurther the goal of sustainable practices while also demonstrating the limitations of each option[5]. Additionally, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) learningoutcomes include the promotion of ethical and professional
–65 diversity, respect, inclusion, vision, and equity) initiative. The Board developed a proposal for a66 course on diversity, equity, and inclusion, complete with the class’s structure, learning67 objectives, and a weekly outline of lesson resources. Though MAE wanted to offer this course,68 there were no available faculty members in the department able to teach it. The University of69 Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science features an embedded program called70 Science and Technology in Society (STS). Scholars in this department, primarily social71 scientists, specialize in teaching engineering ethics. The STS program offers courses at the72 undergraduate level that attend to conversations about DEI, but does not
development setting and location each year.Challenges in previous years have been based in Vietnam, However, there are two significant barriers to fulfilling thisNepal, Timor Leste, Cameroon, and India in partnership need. First, there are not enough engineers being trainedwith Non-Government Organizations (NGO’s) such as worldwide, particularly in developing countries [2]. Second,the Nepal Water for Health and Habit for Humanity. The engineering students who do graduate are often not preparedEWB Challenge utilized in the design class this year at with the skills and competencies needed to work in a globalColorado State University was based in the workplace. Skills such as communication, ethics
industrial engineering from Clemson University.Dr. Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech Watford is Professor of Engineering Education, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Director of the Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity. She is currently President of ASEE.Dr. Christian Matheis, I concurrently serve as Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs, and as Director of the Graduate School Office of Recruitment and Diversity Initiatives at Virginia Tech. My research specializations include ethics, political philosophy, and philosophy of liberation. Within these areas, I concentrate on public policy, feminism, race, migration and refugees, and similar topics.Dr. Kim Lester
more technology without always providing them with the basiccommon knowledge needed. The Department of Engineering Fundamentals has long believed increating a common baseline in the beginning courses for the students’ mathematical instruction.The department is starting to believe that the Introduction to Engineering course would be a goodplace to add a common knowledge scaffold for technology. This common knowledge willinclude some software dependent modules on Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, but also needs toinclude topics on maintaining your own computer; managing your online profiles, accounts, andprivacy; learning about campus computing resources; and ethics in using computing / technologyresources.The maintenance module will include
. • Develop curricular opportunities for students to grow as entrepreneurially-minded engineers who will excel at:• Linking an entrepreneurial mindset to a wide range of topics such as sustainability, ethics, people management, project management, character development, design thinking, professional skills, leadership, public policy, and professional licensure. technical skills. • Create a KEEN
to compare the content of Capstone Design courses atdifferent colleges, or used by the instructor to develop and improve an existing course.Other Activities and Lectures:This listing is slightly different from the first one because some of these are student activities,while others are course lectures that are given to introduce the student to new topics or toreinforce and expand on topics. Other Activities: 1. Ethics 2. 3-D CAD Program: Pro-Engineer, Solidworks, or Catia 3. Teamwork Skills Lectures: 4. Resumes and Interviewing 5. Entrepreneurship 6. Patents and Licensing 7. Professionalism 8. Tolerances and Dimensions 9. Design for Safety 10
in our national performance in the 95percent of wealth-creation that is not R &D. The substitution of an in-depth report of a high-level design or engineeringproject, or a carefully structured case study, for the basic research dissertation is not considered radical, but provides atangible process modification commensurate with the concepts of reengineering. Griffiths, Bloustein, and Armstrong’sarguments support this option along with flexibility in selecting the block of courses and adding work experiencesoutside of academe. Ethics and Public Policy Engineers and engineering managem have a strong sense of responsibility to develop products and makedecisions that are highly
, successfuldesigners require proficiency in an auxiliary set of skills related to the design process. We havecreated professional development training materials on topics associated with auxiliary designskills for students within this design course series. Topics include working in teams, interactingwith clients, presentation skills, design ethics and regulations, and global design. The trainingmaterials consist of an online video archive of experts speaking on such topics and associatedactive learning exercises. Using online, pre-recorded expert lectures makes class time availablefor conducting the active learning exercises, including working on design projects. The trainingcontent is modular, allowing small or large portions to be incorporated in a range of
open-ended nature of the assignment gives students anopportunity to integrate material they have learned from a variety of technical and professionalskills courses that will reinforce and deepen learning. However, as instructors using a newpedagogical tool, we have assumptions regarding student interaction with the tool that may bemisinformed. Understanding how the students interact with the tool and their decision-makingstrategies will enable improved design of the project.Students were tasked with considering a variety of technological, economic, ethical, regulatory,and environmental concerns about a process and the product. They were asked to make aqualitative recommendation on future investments. Options include proceeding with a
emphasis on project control and engineering design processes. Special emphasis will be placed on professional, ethical, global, environmental, and contemporary issues. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab. ENGR 400 - Engineering Capstone I - Senior engineering project selection, planning, and development. Emphasis will be placed on defining project requirements, developing project work breakdown structure, conceptual designs, and working prototypes. 1 Lecture, 4 Lab. ENGR 450 - Engineering Capstone II - Senior engineering project design, development, fabrication, and testing. Emphasis will be placed on iterative design processes, project management and execution, fabrication and testing. 1 Lecture
courses. Students who attended theworkshops and prepared the research paper were offered extra credits for their courses. Theworkshop topics covered how to find relevant previous research, introduction to engineeringstandards, ethics, lifelong learning and how to write a research paper. After completion of theworkshop, a survey was conducted to assess the outcome. The survey questions were dividedinto four areas: research experience, lifelong learning, ethics, and engineering standards as thesetopics were covered in the workshop. The survey used a five-point Likert scale to collectresponses from the participants. Each survey question sought a response about how importantthey thought a skill or concept was and how satisfied they were with the
Ethics, Controls, and Engi- neering Design. Dr. McCullough has over 30 years’ experience in engineering practice and education, including industrial experience at the Tennessee Valley Authority and the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Her research interests include Image and Data Fusion, Automatic Target Recogni- tion, and Bioinformatics. She is a member of the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission, and is on the board of the Women in Engineering Division of ASEE. Page 26.1255.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Problem Based Learning as a
colleges have developed pioneeringengineering leadership programs to promote leadership among engineering students. Thispaper compares twenty-one engineering leadership programs around the world by analyzingthe differences and similarities across these programs via text analysis. By exploring theoutcomes and implementation of these engineering leadership programs, this paper found thatvisioning/setting goals, thinking or reasoning skills, interpersonal skills and ethics are the keyattributes emphasized in these engineering programs. Lectures, field trips and practicalexperiences are the most common implementation platforms to develop engineeringleadership. This paper aims to offer a comprehensive understanding of current practices andoffer
researcherProgram Modular professional development courses Industry Residency (as in medical school) Industry Partners / GOALI / Donors contribute $50,000/year for four years for each student ($200K total) + support during ResidencyFunding Lehigh University contributes IC, and reduces tuition rate by 50% Team and Project-Based Learning Intellectual Property Constraints Economic Considerations and the Global MarketplaceModular Ethical ConsiderationsCourses Diversity and Cultural Competence Creativity and Innovation Techniques **1-2 credit hours each, students take 6
management, ethics, and professionalism. The authors havedeveloped a number of failure case studies for classroom use. Pilot studies have been carried outover several semesters in order to assess the use of failure case studies in civil engineering andengineering mechanics courses. Prior results were presented at the 2007 ASEE annual meeting,and that paper provides much of the background behind the work.1 First, case study topics are linked to specific ABET general and civil engineeringprogram criteria.2 3 Case study presentations and reading assignments have been developed tobuild student knowledge. Students are given specific homework and examination problems thatrequire application of the case studies. ABET criterion 3 defines 11 program
12programs. Leadership in Organizations/ Applications of Leadership was listed in 9 programs.Development of Leadership Skills and Observation/Participation in a Leadership Settingwere listed in 9 programs. An ethics course was required by 7 programs. A Leadership Project,Personal Leadership/Goal Setting, and Communications in Leadership were listed in 4programs. The remaining themes were listed in 3 or less programsDevelopment of the Engineering Leadership MinorFor all of the previously stated reasons, ISELP was evaluated to improve its deficiencies. Inputwas solicited from alumni in leadership positions in local and international companies,employers of students, the department advisory board and other university staff and programs.For example
, and the Electrical Engineering department administers it2. “The program, which is open to all Penn State students, has many foci not usually found in undergraduate curricula including entrepreneurship, innovation, creativity, and leadership styles and development. Classes also explore public policy, ethics, and a host of business issues in the finance, marketing and investment areas”3. Required Courses include: 18 Credit Hours ENGR 408 Leadership Principles 2 hrs ENGR 493 Leadership Laboratory Experience 1 hrs ENGR 407 Technology-based Entrepreneurship 3 hrs ENGR 409
study of the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. A former Senior Editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, Shuman is the Founding Editor of Advances in Engineering Education. He has published widely in engineering education literature, and is co-author of Engineering Ethics: Balancing Cost, Schedule and Risk - Lessons Learned from the Space Shuttle (Cambridge University Press). He received his Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University in operations research and a B.S.E.E. from the University of Cincinnati. Shuman is an ASEE Fellow.Dr. John Anthony Christ, U.S. Air Force AcademyDr. Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines Ronald L. Miller is a professor of chemical engineering and Director